SwingDJs

lipi wrote:Does anyone else feel like there's more than a little resemblance to Lunceford's "Chillun Get Up" from 1934?

Just those three matching notes is all I hear.

Hey! Thanks! V-Disc. Q - just one side together?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smoNfOSoHq4

Well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVdojmdQK1U Lively with dancing. Michael Klein2 years ago Oh man, this is TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm just discovering this wonderful band this evening and will be checking out more! This is an astonishing video--I'm a real student of the swing era...

Woody Herman and Duke Ellington together on "C Jam Blues" 1946

From 1946 - a live performance, likely from radio - great show!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqIetzwPfqg

New to me. Does anyone have more info on this and was it an entire broadcast? Love to hear the rest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usj0lN9cPCg

Humphrey Lyttleton and his band playing at London club in Oxford Street.

Tony Pastor band wailing on "Just for Kicks"

Hot for Pastor!

and almost 4 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srlWdQtzpqI

Date?

Surreal wrote:What an interesting little diddy. Thanks for sharing that.

Happy to. He mentions Rex Stewart. His hand writing is unusual. Using a fountain pen.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CjNi0BbFac Thx for the tip on the clip. Playing it again. :) I went to one of Mark Cantor's earliest shows back in the late 70s in Old Town Pasadena when it was more like Mold Town Pasadena. He played a number of clips and then pulled out "I Wished On the Moon&...

And they plug the 9 CD set of Louis Live produced originally by GA. (anyone bought this yet?) Nice video. George's son used to post on this board (hi, Greg!). The (Mosaic) set hasn't been listed for pre-order yet, but I'm sure several of us will jump on it once it is, though. I remember Greg postin...

[quote="lipi"]Was one of them this one from Mark Cantor's YouTube channel? /quote] No, but I am about to watch that now. I am partial to John Bubbles and the way he dances and sings. Man has a lot of soul. I have an LP he recorded back in the 60s, IIRC, and he still sounded good. Here's wh...

Bumping this one up b/c - so good!

Feeling nostalgic.

Hat bands.
Dance wars.
Water squabbles.
A new club every week.
Being ignored by wait staff.

Reuben put of a great list of stuff like this.

I played this again and it still sounds good.

Anyone else like it?

Just wish he would bounce around so much. Better than a corny hip hat, I suppose!