SwingDJs

I've also DJed w/o headphones before, but I try to avoid it if possible. I usually don't refer to a BPM list anymore, and invariably I underestimate the tempo of some tunes, so that my sets don't quite turn out the quality I would like. I'm also losing track of my collection a little bit. I hate it ...

Yeah, it's not a record I would sit down and listen to from front to back. But, I don't know that it's *that* lame overall, even if he occasionally sounds like a "poor man's Louis Jordan" (if there can be such a thing!). Either way, there are a few cuts that I throw on occasionally and en...

Whew, great sets. Wish I could have been there (next year, hopefully). Not only do I see some great titles I need to chase down, I see some tracks on CDs I already own that I need to start spinning.

I can generally recognize Roy Eldridge's trumpet. It usually leaves my ears ringing.

Charlie Christian on guitar.

Jim W

Greetings, I'm finally getting around to my first posting here since we escaped from the clutches of Yahoo! It's been a very busy spring for me. I'm curious about a phrase that's popped up in three dance tunes I've spun recently (Ella, Roy Milton, Cats & the Fiddle, all late '40s/early '50s). Th...

I am partial to Duke Ellington's version from "Blues in Orbit," although some of the others listed here are great too.

This works for me.

Jim W