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by Campus Five
Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:02 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Buddy Rich
Replies: 10
Views: 8437

w/ Artie shaw - Lady Be Good: http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0xM8YRMmyA w/ Artie Shaw - Traffic Jam (a little slow, but you can hear what Rich is doing pretty clealy): http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16drj_artie-shaw-film-clip w/ Tommy Dorsey - Hawaiian War Chant: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1b...
by Campus Five
Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:02 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Artie Shaw - Self Portrait
Replies: 36
Views: 21448

I'd take Man from Mars, Carioca and the soundie version of Lady be good over of the stuff Wettling played on. Rich - especially before 1945 - is rippin'.
by Campus Five
Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What Lead Jazz Instrument Speaks To You?
Replies: 19
Views: 12973

thank god somebody got that.
by Campus Five
Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:00 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What Lead Jazz Instrument Speaks To You?
Replies: 19
Views: 12973

So do you play "hott lixx?" or stuff like "meedly, meedly, meedly, meedly, meeeee!?" Or just "jug, jugga, jug, jugga, jug, jugga, jah, jah!?"
by Campus Five
Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:15 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What Lead Jazz Instrument Speaks To You?
Replies: 19
Views: 12973

Given the way you wrote the categories, I was only given one possible choice....
by Campus Five
Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:43 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Dancers as Titles
Replies: 11
Views: 8084

More likely Frank Foster.
by Campus Five
Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:42 pm
Forum: Song IDs
Topic: [Answered] Ochi Chornya, Wingy Manone
Replies: 4
Views: 4863

Or "Dark Eyes" as played by any number of swnig and gyspy players. Django, T. Dorsey, etc. I've been told it's basically the gypsy version of a anthem
by Campus Five
Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:22 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favourite recording of ... Honeysuckle Rose?
Replies: 16
Views: 10492

Easy - the 1941 Goodman version with solos from Benny, Charlie Christian and Cootie, but otherwise it's the Fletcher arrangement. The Basie and Coleman/Django one's are also great. I also dig the 1944 Cootie Williams version, the live Goodman sextet version in Db, and the later Goodman sextet versio...
by Campus Five
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Yehoodi Radio Wants You!
Replies: 37
Views: 34660

Dave Frutos
by Campus Five
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:34 pm
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: Changing the pace from fast to slow
Replies: 12
Views: 12638

I remember distinctly dancing to some band years ago, and hearing people complain when they would follow the hot numbers with a total slow down. I remember it really killing the energy. I try not to over-shock crowds when I play by following hot tunes with really slow tunes, even though it seems lik...
by Campus Five
Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:06 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Who is your favourite 1930s jazz arranger?
Replies: 8
Views: 5643

I was talking about transcribing 20's, 30's and 40's stuff properly, which is a seperate art in itself. Guys who can do "Take-downs" are dime-a-dozen, but guys who properly understand those styles are a lot harder to find. And guys who can write their own arrangements that don't sound tota...
by Campus Five
Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:38 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Who is your favourite 1930s jazz arranger?
Replies: 8
Views: 5643

Dean Mora does some transcribing. I've been using a guy in NY named Harvey Tibbs. He played trombone with us at Lincoln Center. So far he's done "Keep on Jumping," " Jamaica Jam," "Harlem Jump," "Blow Top", and "All the Cats Join In." He's pretty rea...
by Campus Five
Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:11 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favorite Version of "Bugle Call Rag"?
Replies: 10
Views: 6824

Favorite Version of "Bugle Call Rag"?

While the live Goodman version from "On the Air 1937-1938" used to be my favorite until I heard the Metronome All Stars version. That version is sooooo tight. Especially the trumpet hits on the out chorus - so clean and tight and driving. I also really love the JATP 1944 version, but its r...
by Campus Five
Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:47 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favorite recordings of.......How High the Moon?
Replies: 9
Views: 6752

Without getting too technical, the chord changes are real bebop friendly, and I've noticed a lot musicians, who otherwise play good swing stuff, will sort of default to bebop-y style when playing this tune. They'll start running endless lines, not playing riffs or rhythmically. (For those who know, ...
by Campus Five
Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favourite recording of ... Moten Swing?
Replies: 16
Views: 10908

I really dig the Willie Smith version with Les Paul on the Proper Guitar Box.
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