SwingDJs

Swifty wrote:
I've got it on Duke's Joint.

Dukes Joint has been on my to buy list for a long time. Looks like I might need to move it up.

sonofvu wrote:Don't nobody say St James Infirmary.

Ok how about Gamblers Blues then.

hmm... Fathead has to be my personal favorite at the moment. Followed by Undecided and Hallelujah I Love Her So.

-Kevin

So since events are free to cater to particular tastes, does that mean that people shouldn't bitch if an event doesn't cater to "The Binge" crowd? People should stop bitching about exchanges when they aren't a carbon copy of other exchanges. And yes I think most exchanges have little to n...

I'm digging the Eddie Condon version from Bixieland/Eddie Condon's Treasury of Jazz at the moment.

I don't have anything by these two artists and I'm trying to build my collection. Does anyone have any recommendations for either of them? The Willie Bryant CC album is great. It also features Teddy Wilson on piano. For Teddy Wilson the big band album Jump for Joy is a must have. It's on Hep and mi...

falty411 wrote:what about miles hatin' on Wynton

too funny

I thought Miles hate everyone and one point or was that the coke talking.

-Kevin

This was on NPR today.

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1846253

I can actually explain Chicago vs Dixie Land thing, but it would take too long to do so here (Read I really don't want to type statement) ask me next time. I would be interested to know when Condon said he was "offended" when people refered to him playing Dixieland, sinc in the 50's he cal...

That's where all the chatter about "agenda" comes from. I'm sick of the complaining and whining. I'm sick of people telling the scene what we all can or can't do. I know what I like -just like most casual dancers know what they like. People may not care about who wrote or performed a part...

Wow, I have a Maxine Sullivan/Scott Hamilton CD that I disliked. Swingin Sweet from 1988, I believe. I didn't find anything worth playing. Just more proof that you have no taste Ron. :P Seriously though you should give the disc another try. If you still don't find anything worth playing worth playi...

Hmmm..... I've heard some of it and it seem more for listening than dancing. Lots of different themes going on.

-Kevin

I've gotten feedback from the hardcore jank lovers here that they prefer early Basie to dance to - especially for fast lindy - I put on Jumpin' at the Woodside from Live at the Sands and was told later it was a lot harder to dance to than earlier versions of this song by Basie. That version is one ...

Greg Avakian wrote:Without blues, BTW, swing would not exist.

Actually I'd put it this way: without blues jazz wouldn't exist. Without Louis Armstrong swing wouldn't exist.

What Jo Jones (and others) did was replace it with increased use of the hi hat as the primary rhythm. I'm just going to add to this: while Jones moved playing his ride rhythm to the hi-hat while it opened and closed he also kept it up on a suspended cymbal when he moved around his kit. This is now ...