SwingDJs

I had someone ask for a hustle song last night. Fortunately I was able to just say "Go upstairs" since there's a wcs/hustle dance upstairs from the lindy one.

CafeSavoy wrote:At SFLX there was a field trip to Down Home Music and Amoeba Records and everyone spent way too much on music. But great stuff was found by all.

Yeah 19 CDs later....

Ruth Brown - "If I Can't Sell, I'll Keep Sittin' On It" from Blues on Broadway

I don't like his voice. It grates very quickly. I DO like his version of One Mint Julep however though. *shrug*

Just wanted to cast one more vote for Live at the Sands. Every once and awhile I pull out a different version just to make sure I'm not in a rut, but then realize I don't like whatever different version it was as well.

If someone requests a song that I find overplayed, I'll still generally play it if I have it unless there's very good reasons not to. If one person wants to hear it, others probably will too. Exceptions would be if I'm djing at an event not a nightly dance and I've already heard it from another dj, ...

Ernie Andrews - The Hunt is On
Charlie Barnet - Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan - Until I Met You
Count Basie & Joe Williams - One O'Clock Jump
Big Maybelle - Rain Down Rain

a little uneven I'd think

Has anyone else ever bought a cd and found it to be entirely mislabeled? I bought (used) Amos Milburn - the Essential Recordings. It sat around for a long time (long enough that I don't remember when or where I bought it). When I finally went to listen to it, I found that while the liner notes, cd l...

I still like it, and enjoy dancing to it. I'll play it in Portland, but wouldn't play it out of town because I know so many people are sick of it.

GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.

I played a version of that (from the Best of the Army Air Force Band) last week, and another dj wouldn't believe me that it was actually Glenn Miller.

Not that we have a regular live music night anymore but... in Portland that would have been a disaster since we've got a couple of local bands known for taking 45 minute band breaks.

I use something like that one, I just print out my own little sheets for each cd with info about them and slip them in on top of the cd.

TacomaTony wrote: "I love being here with you", I do like that song! What is the common version of that song that I hear DJ's play?

Usually Ernestine Anderson.

Hmmm. After doing some looking, I found this place called jazz: http://www.hiptravelguide.com/amsterdam ... ws-61.html

Looks like about the same place so perhaps they've changed their name. Even if it's not, it looks cool

I actually spent a bunch in a really cool jazz store in Amsterdam. I believe it was called Blue Note. A pain to find, but not too far from the red light district. (It was listed in the local shopping info sheet I picked up but I can't seem to find info about it online).