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by julius
Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:54 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Wedding, First Song for Dancing?
Replies: 17
Views: 17091

This Bitter Earth.


NO JUST KIDDING
by julius
Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:14 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Songs that inspire other songs
Replies: 15
Views: 13614

bill has admitted that certain songs are totally the template for some of his songs. this is a time honored tradition in arranging music. eddie reed's "redskin rendezvous" is a total ripoff of Cherokee, even winking at the fact by putting 'redskin' in the title. to answer your question mor...
by julius
Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:13 pm
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: The best. request. ever.
Replies: 159
Views: 106854

I think part of the art of taking or refusing requests is to hear past what the requester is saying and to divine what they actually MEAN. Of course in some cases that's impossible. But in the case of the 'not big band' request it pretty clearly meant 'something not so old and mono', at least I think.
by julius
Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:34 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Who's Left?
Replies: 44
Views: 30614

I wonder what a band with all these geriatrics would sound like, hehe.
by julius
Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:31 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Benny Carter, Rest In Peace
Replies: 20
Views: 17987

the one i mentioned was recorded in 1961 and 1966 and it features a four saxophone unit with a rhythm section. interesting arrangements, lots of soloing, great jazz. i mean, how can it not be? coleman hawkins was one of the other saxes, jo jones played drums.

Further Definitions
by julius
Mon Jul 14, 2003 3:35 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Benny Carter, Rest In Peace
Replies: 20
Views: 17987

i really love further definitions and additions to further definitions (two verve albums released on one CD). not totally for dancing, but AWESOME jazz to listen to.
by julius
Thu Jul 10, 2003 10:54 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: harlem.org - A Great Day in Harlem
Replies: 13
Views: 11135

There is a companion book to the movie/photo which gives more detail about the event and also an index of exactly who is who. It also has a photograph of the same stoop about 35 years later with the same people ... those who were still alive. There were maybe 10 people in the shot, and one of them w...
by julius
Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:23 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: How well do you know your collection?
Replies: 27
Views: 19210

How well do you know your collection?

I remember when I used to own maybe a hundred CDs (total) and I knew the track order and song title and opening bars on every CD by heart. Well, that's been long untrue. I haven't cared because I have no need to know. But in your professional capacities as DJs, surely you all must have more than pas...
by julius
Mon Jul 07, 2003 2:49 pm
Forum: Upcoming Events
Topic: July 4th – Lindy Summit DJ Stew: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 32
Views: 28625

make sure the applause meter is suspended over the crowd, otherwise i could like lean into it and SCREAM into it and my yell would be about 10,000 times louder than anybody else in the room because of the inverse square law.
by julius
Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:18 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Ron's swing CD reviews
Replies: 14
Views: 10161

I like the idea of a simple thread where someone (a moderator perhaps) throws out one track or album a day and everyone else reviews it if they've heard it, or something.

I think a giant database would be less interesting for me to wade through.
by julius
Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:16 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Music for Japanese Girls
Replies: 14
Views: 12223

I think you should bring a large quantity of neo-swing, swing, and modern pop and see what they like. The point here is that they're at a SUMMER CAMP. They're supposed to be having fun, not becoming hardcore jazz fans.
by julius
Fri Jun 27, 2003 10:32 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: R&B, Jump Blues
Replies: 23
Views: 20187

R&B in the 40s and 50s meant what "race music" meant in the 20s. It's a code word for "music by and for black people." Nowadays of course it's a catchall term for ... music by black people.

I hate music sometimes.
by julius
Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:15 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Albums You Wish You Never Bought
Replies: 78
Views: 50560

Seven bucks.
by julius
Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:04 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Albums You Wish You Never Bought
Replies: 78
Views: 50560

I could never bear to sell or give away CDs I currently dislike, because on at least 3 or 4 occasions in all the years I've been buying music, I've changed my mind about some albums. In one case, some bad recordings of Charlie Parker, it was because I didn't know what bop or jazz was really about at...
by julius
Wed Jun 25, 2003 10:59 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Albums You Wish You Never Bought
Replies: 78
Views: 50560

I wish I'd never bought a Laserlight collection of Count Basie. I gotta qualify this one. We've discussed Laserlight before. Although there are some bad Laserlight compilations out there, that is the nature of a budget label or almost ANY label, for that matter. My first several experiences with La...