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Eyeball - said what I thought!

Well I have a 100% record of doing so :lol: Seriously, the reason I posted mine online was : 1. Someone local here emailed me wanting to know what my playlist was. 2. There was a thread on this on our local swing forum a few months ago and I think as a result, Solomon Douglas posted his when he DJ'd...

Sorry to revive such an old thread but needs must : Earl Hines' piano solo, starts about 1:55 into West End Blues.

Delightful, fun, delicate.

I think John is saying the environment that is most conducive to dancing is not so perfectly manicured that it takes on a sterile form. When I've seen big bands play, quite often there'll be some pause between their songs, they might mutter between themselves or blow a few notes on this or that to c...

Yes they did. I am listening to it right now

It's from the late 40s I think when they toured. I think I got it off "What a Wonderful World: in Concert", released 1994

(And speaking of applause, I love it when certain songs end, and people sort of naturally feel compelled to start clapping. Like they were *SO* moved by the music, they became a PART of it.) That happened on Sunday night - and it was the promoter who did it to me! He was so into Happy Feet he point...

Hey everybody, I read this thread AFTER I made my DJ debut on Sunday evening here in Portland, OR. Fortunately, I actually did a lot of the things in the advice so I'm guessing it's a case of : use your common sense alongside your musical knowledge. It was a great thrill, and I got really positive (...