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- Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:56 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Swingin' show tunes!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11435
- Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:14 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Bobby Hackett
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4447
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:04 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What Lead Jazz Instrument Speaks To You?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13243
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:45 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Favourite recording of ... "Mama don't allow it"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8182
ALERT: Shameles plug coming:
The Boilermaker Jazz Band recorded it on our children's CD called "Jazz Baby". Totally dancable version that you can play for swing dancers.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker2
You can listen to it there......
The Boilermaker Jazz Band recorded it on our children's CD called "Jazz Baby". Totally dancable version that you can play for swing dancers.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker2
You can listen to it there......
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:26 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What are you playing? / What are you listening to?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 26792
I've noticed I've been playing lots of songs that feature clarinet lately. Goodman, Shaw, Boilermakers, Edmund Hall, Eddie Shu, Albert Nicholas, Barney Bigard, etc etc. Don't know why or when it started. It's weird as I remember maybe 7-8 years ago distinctly hating clarinet. That's because clarine...
- Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:57 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Favourite recording of ... Honeysuckle Rose?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10655
The guys who sang with Lunceford most of the time was trombonist Trummy Young. He also did some great vocals on some live cuts with Armstrong's All Stars in the '50's. One of the things that makes Honeysuckle Rose a great swing/ jazz tune is that the chord progression is set up perfectly for improvi...
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:27 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Yehoodi Radio Wants You!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 35629
- Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:07 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: King Pleasure - Vocalese - Anyone like this style?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9194
My parents had a Mills Brothers LP when I was a kid- I literally wore it out! I love them to this day! But they are certainly NOT vocalese. They did imitate horns and solos and scat. But in the old style way. Vocalese as I understand it specifically refers to singers or groups setting words to famou...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:51 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: King Pleasure - Vocalese - Anyone like this style?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9194
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:02 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Favorite recordings of ..... King Porter Stomp?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13831
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:42 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Favorite recording of ... All of Me?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12083
- Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:55 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 64035
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:49 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 64035
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:44 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs for the end of the night?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 28443
Haydn it is for a Dorry and Sommer night....Mondays, but depending on the DJ, it has crossed over to some other venues as well! Lipi, can you advise on an album? I can't find it. Paul, thanks for the shameless self-promotion.....I actually have the CD, but never thought of it....I will try to get i...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:14 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs for the end of the night?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 28443
"Goodnight My Love" would be a little nicer............
Go to this link, and there is a clip of the song towards the end of the song list.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker6
Go to this link, and there is a clip of the song towards the end of the song list.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker6