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- Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:01 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Weaning a scene away from Neo Swing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32721
I agree with the others about Jump Blues - but you could also try throwing into the mix some Cab Calloway, some Allstars Louis Armstrong or maybe a bit of Jimmy Witherspoon. If it's the phat sound of neo that they like try using some contemporary swingin' stuff like George Gee or Solomon Douglas (or...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:58 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Fallout 3 soundtrack
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8018
I've done a little bit of digging: Go here http://www.apmmusic.com/myapm/main.php and search for it - you'll find the same song with a whole bunch of catalogue numbers. It notes that the composer was Sid Phillips, so there's doubt if he actually recorded it. This is what's in the notes: Library: KPM...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:12 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Japanese school girls in short skirts playing Swing music
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14295
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:35 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Fast competition music
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6834
Here's a list of suggestions that I came up with - they might not all foot the bill - it's kind of late and my brains half dead! Ridin' High [Live] Benny Goodman 2:39 241 1937 Bugle Call Rag Benny Goodman 2:59 265 1934 Bugle Call Rag Cab Calloway 2:31 235 1931 Bugle Blues Cab Calloway and His Orches...
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:01 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: mosaic sets
- Replies: 290
- Views: 364916
Well I got my catalogue in the mail today (and my pennies from Kevin won't be far behind) so I'm feeling stimulated to buy some music. I figure the US economy needs it more than ours so I'm eyeing off a couple of mosaic sets. Definitley on my list is the new Louis Armstrong set. But I'm also thinkin...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:30 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Scene getting busier? A reaction to the recession?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9279
Either way, the question is providing the subject for a lot of dark humor in our scene--some of the DJs have taken to cracking jokes about it. Maybe we'll start to see the return of dance marathons. Or house rent parties. Perhaps the changes noticed in London may have something to do with Swing Pat...
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:45 am
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Creative Xmod
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4331
I like it - good balance of quality and cost. Agree with J-h:n about the crystalizer and surround. The large volume knob that also acts as a mute button is also handy when I'm just using it to listen to music (and is a good backstop if you don't have your levels set right and the mixing board isn't ...
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:22 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Overplayed songs to Balboa to
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10237
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:24 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Who plays Glenn Miller's 'In The Mood'?
- Replies: 165
- Views: 108093
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:04 pm
- Forum: Song IDs
- Topic: [Answered] Bugle Call Rag, Glenn Miller
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17292
I think the fastest song that most dancers would be familiar with (though I've heard it played over a huge range, as low as ~220bpm) would be Bugle Call Rag (though Hellzapoppin would feature too ~325bpm). The fastest version I'm aware of is a Glenn Miller recording I have form 28th April 1940. It's...
- Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:04 am
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Help! Muddy Sound...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10043
- Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:32 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Stand-out years in swing history?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16392
Hell, I can do better than that. I'll give you an exact date and place: January 16th, 1938, Savoy Ballroom, New York, New York. It's the first one I'm programming into my time machine when it comes in the post. I'd be at Carnegie Hall for the Goodman concert the same night. Wouldn't miss the Honeys...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:13 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Stand-out years in swing history?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16392
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: 1930's slow tempo songs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7010
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:01 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Help: Lost Liner Notes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2553
Help: Lost Liner Notes
Hi All, I was wondering if someone might be able to help me out. I've lost my liner notes for my copy of Slim and Slam's Complete Columbia Master Takes http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006K0CY/thewholemagila Does anyone have any info on the tracks (particularly the year) electronically that...