SwingDJs

(Thanks for the correction ...here's some more stuff from my Dad.) Jon-Erik Kellso also corrected me on "Ruth Haag." As confirmed in Peter Levinson's splendid "Trumpet Blues - the Life of Harry James," Haag was not Betty Grable's last name - it was Harry James's middle name; his...

Vaughan never sang a song like she lived the lyrics. That's my judgment of the records that I own by her (which aren't many). Fitzgerald, Holiday, you can close your eyes and imagine that they wrote the songs and are singing them spontaneously for you at that very moment. Holy shit! That's perfect!...

I'm probably buying 20 or so to sell at home and when I travel. It's not a money thing, it's more about getting the music out there.

Can anyone suggest a good but cheap editing software? Chris I haven't liked any of the freeware I've downloaded except for the Nero editor. You can use it free (and permanently save what you edit) for something like 2 weeks. It did everything I wanted it to except edit mp3-pro tracks (the pay versi...

No, there will never be another Ella. There are some people who you just think "They're a mutant". Ella was one of those. Or, perhaps she was a superior species from another planet sent here to help us improve earth's music scene.

OK, this is funny; my Dad added some info to the above list based on his personal experience. This is typical of Dear Old Dad, as he is a story teller if nothing else (and he really is many other things as well...): (1) Kunst Bauer is an exact German translation of Art Farmer's name; he was under c...

I thought some of you might really enjoy this. :) I have it formatted in a grid. If anyone is interested enough I will e-mail it to you in Word. Edit: Highlighted numbers have added commentary from my Dad below (3rd post) Jazz Musician Pseudonyms compiled by Jack Woker rev. February 10, 2004 Contrib...

Dave & Co. Here's a better question: What DIDN'T make it onto the list that ya'll uncovered that stands out in your mind(s)? What got edited out that you would spin? Kalman I looked for my original notes, but I didn't keep them. There were a lot of songs to go through! Part of the fun was sitti...

I wish my daddy had worked for a record label so i could put out my own compilation. Maybe you need your daddy's help, maybe you don't. As far as I know, David's dad hasn't ever worked for a record label. i wish there were more opportunities like this for people in the lindy hop community to add so...

The best version I have ever heard by far is the one by a band called "The Steeles". Laurie (girlfriend) found it and downloaded it a few years ago and it is always a huge hit. Because it is so hard to find, and the album it's on is an aweful Christian-preachy thing, I have made a copy of ...

There a few local DJs, who play "Danny's All Star Joint." I always wondered how much it got played elsewhere. I've never heard another dj play it, and I play it maybe once or twice a year. It's one of those danceable non-swing songs that are fun every once in a while but should not be ind...

It needs to be edited or faded in/out, but one of the very best is Ray Brown's "classical in G". It's on "3 dimensional" - a sweet album with Gene Harris and Jeff Hamilton.

This also fits into the tempo/dance change catagory: Blues->swing->blues

CafeSavoy wrote:Are DRM also an issue for songs you rip or is it only applicable when you buy from the itunes music store?

You can't edit songs from the itunes store without changing them to wave (or MP3) first. That sucks so i don't use aac.

Have you ever encountered a situation were you were given an unreleased recording by an artist as DJ material? Like I've said on the Top 25 thread, I just received a few gigs' worth of live stuff from Jonathan Stout, Josh Collazo, The Dream Team (much of which ended up on the Live at the Lindy Bing...

Dat Dere - Oscar ??? Not Oscar, Bobby Timmons. Great song. Oscar Brown, Jr. did it on Sin, Soul and Then Some. That is the version that go overplayed in my region. Yep, , thanks Nate. It's the best version in my mind. James Williams' version is good too. Bobby's is really nice, but since it's missi...