SwingDJs

Excellent track hunting. Thanks guys.

I'm off to dig out that Cozy Cole album...

Neat tune. I'd love to take credit for it but I'm afraid it's not in my book. Oh damn. In the video, you're standing on stage, bopping around the dj battle podiums and looking very dj-esque. I thought I was getting there with some sessions Red did with Slam, Diz and Bird along with a few others in ...

Hi there, I vaguely recall there's a thread specifically for song IDs, but I can't seem to find it. Anyway, in Herrang last year (2003) Manu played a track while DJ battling that I got a broken snippet of from a video: http://www.caneable.com/scrt/manu.html What is that track? It rules. I've checked...

Personally, I've been enjoying the Harry James version of Take the A-Train, from Harry James & His Big Band. It's quite slow and laid back. I can understand the cheesy comment, but I think it only starts cheesy. I think that makes it a nice surprise tune: "what the hell's this cra... oh thi...

-Sammy Davis Junior - Hey Won't You Play NEVER BUY THIS ONE. If you know any good album from SDJ, I would be interested. I heard the track 'Love me or Leave me' from him and it is a great number. Olivier. That is a great number; can't think who you might've seen dancing to it. :D I must admit I'm q...

CafeSavoy wrote:

junglekid wrote: And Charlie Mingus is amazing (as someone already said earlier). Have you heard his A-Train? 254 bpm with riffing and soloing all beautifully layered.

Tom

From the "Before Duke" album?

Mingus Revisited, I think.

I started craving for something more. Then I listened to Charlie Parker and I suddenly understood what all the fanfare was about: not in musical terms, but from a listener's standpoint. In a loose manner of speaking, it finally made sense to me. I then re-examined all the jazz giants from the 50s a...

Personally, I've only been djing for about two months, but my teacher (Ron Leslie / Ronnie Slide / Big Ron) worked out the other day that he's been Lindy Hop dancing for just over 20 years now , and so he's been swing DJing for that long minus 1 week. Anyone match that? There's another chap over her...

You guys really should try coming to London (England). It's really quite normal for bands to play at dances here: not just special annual events like the Savoy Ball (with 2 bands on one night!) but even on a weekly basis at classes at the 100 Club and very regularly at many of the other venues. The ...