SwingDJs

This happened to me last night. I wanted to play "You Can't Escape From Me" by Erskine Hawkins and scrolled one track too far and ended up playing "Rehearsal In Love" which is a very slow ballad. Plenty of people danced to it so I guess it went off ok. I always get a kick out of ...

The Titan Hot 7 will be playing in Seaside OR at the Oregon Dixieland Jubilee. www.jazzseaside.com. If anyone has heard any of the other bands playing at this event I'd be interested to hear your feedback. The TH7 alone is enough for me to make the drive as I have been wanting to check them out for ...

So I'm dj'ing a dance tomorrow night (along with Brenda) and I have to have one or two Watlz and Tango songs handy. I don't want to buy anything just for this so I'm hoping I have something suitable in my existing collection which constists mainly of vintage swing material (lot of early Basie, Goodm...

djstarr wrote: I'm dj'ing on Dec 14th; I'll probably play "Good Morning Blues" from Best of Early Basie; we've played it on and off here lately, but it's got a good Santa Claus line and it's a great song.

thank you

djstarr wrote: so I'm going to keep them to a minimum.

thank you

Got a favorite version? Let's hear it. I'm bored.

Currently my favorite is Ellington's 5:46 version from this album:

http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=488595

The Bix Beiderbecke Story - Proper Records
The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming - Proper Records
Slim Gillard/Slam Stewart - Complete Columbia Master Takes
The Mound City Blue Blowers - Chronogical Classics 1935-36
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Rhythm Spasm

Yeah - we repeated the first 12 8's (after the piano intro).

I have this and can't really say anything bad about it as far as sound quality and I remember the liner notes being decent.

http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=660537

On a side note - I love the version of King Porter Stomp on this album.

julius wrote:I hate myself for saying it, but...

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" -- Wham!

*sobs*

And on the other end of the spectrum...

"Jesus Built My Hotrod" -- Ministry

Silver Platters usually stocks the Bechet box set as well.

Another good one is "Good Morning Blues" on the Early Basie Decca album (Jimmy Rushing singing) - I think you have that too right? It's got some good Christmas lyrics, but Travis played it in mid-summer and it was still good to bump and grind to. Damn I love that song. "Blues In Thir...

I'd be interested in what you got and how you like it.

G.T. Stomp - that's it. Thanks Ryan!!!

Couple of songs I'm trying to find - both played at ULHS. The first is a very up-tempo song that was played a few times during the comp's (can't remember which ones of the top of my head). It was also played during the lindy battle. It has a brief piano intro that reminds me of the intro to Bill Ell...

I have two box sets (and I think a few single discs) from this label - Artie Shaw: King of the Clarinet, and Big Band Jazz-The Jubilee Sessions.
Very pleased with both sets.