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- Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:56 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Mixed Tempo songs?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 32798
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Mixed Tempo songs?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 32798
Carmen McRae - Yesterdays (off the album Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man) I use this as a transition if I am finishing up a blues interlude and want to get the energy back up for lindy hop. The tempo starts off at about 60 bpm, then doubles midway through. Carmen also really digs in, so it tends to pro...
- Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Playing 60-90 seconds of songs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10343
Playing 60-90 seconds of songs
Here's another I-Tunes/mp3 player capabilities question for y'all. Is there any way to set I-Tunes to play just the first 60 to 90 seconds of each song in a playlist? Or another commonly available mp3 program? Alternately, can anyone think of an easy way to burn a cd that contains one or two minutes...
- Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:47 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Jazz podcasts?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4107
Jazz Profiles on NPR. Hosted by Nancy Wilson. The 4-part series on Duke Ellington is pretty engaging.
FYI (for the luddites in the crowd), if you subscribe to the podcast through ITunes, you only get the last few episodes. More back episodes can be downloaded from the website though.
FYI (for the luddites in the crowd), if you subscribe to the podcast through ITunes, you only get the last few episodes. More back episodes can be downloaded from the website though.
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:04 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Swing songs with Tango influences ( or vice versa)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11776
St. Louis Blues traditionally uses a mix of tango and swing rhythms. The song has been recorded by a million artists, in a wide range of styles, so depending on the taste of your dancers, I would imagine that you could find one rendition that suites you. You might start with the recordings by Fats W...
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:40 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: If you could book any modern act...?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23177
What about the Firecracker Jazz Band. They sound a little bit like the Zippers in so far as they are extremely high energy, have an appreciation for circus/carnival aesthetics, and contain some former members of the SNZ. But they play music that is more traditionally Dixieland. Check 'em out.
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Favourite recording of ... 'Digga Digga Do'?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14717
I LOVE the Duke Ellington cut that you posted. It was the first version of the tune that I heard, and still my favorite. Admittedly, it's not something I'd usually play at a dance in Chicago (unless a group of people came out of the woodwork that really dig dirty, jungle-growly, low-fi jazz, which I...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:13 am
- Forum: Song IDs
- Topic: [Answered] Multiple Songs From ULHS 2007
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7525
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:57 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: good versions of these songs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7049
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:18 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Question about early Jazz
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5329
Thanks for the suggestions fellas. Some very interesting music. I love Dark Eyes. But to refine my question, I'm interested mostly in finding examples from the period, so '25-'35 maybe. Most of the examples you cite sound to me like the 2-beat feel is really a back beat, with the rhythm section goin...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:47 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: The magic of iTunes Smart Playlists
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18350
I-Tunes just isn't designed to be a versatile database. If it were, you'd be able to do multiple filters on any field, not just hierarchically by genre, then artist, then title. You can do multiple filters, by clicking the '+' key and adding a second filter on the same field. I meant in the music b...
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:14 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: The magic of iTunes Smart Playlists
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18350
Actually, I think smart playlists sort of blow, compared to what they could be. For instance, I know of no way to include OR or NOT connectors in smart playlists. I-Tunes just isn't designed to be a versatile database. If it were, you'd be able to do multiple filters on any field, not just hierarchi...
- Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:28 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Weaning crowd off of favorites
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25996
I've been finding the same thing about beginners. Most of the beginners that I encounter haven't really developed strong tastes yet, so they really will dance to just about anything, as long as it has a clear beat. So for beginners, I try to avoid: - old recordings with obscured rhythm sections - ve...
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:06 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs that speed up
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10151
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:45 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Question about early Jazz
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5329
Question about early Jazz
So someone was explaining to me recently that some early jazz is a mix of 2-beat (Charleston-like) and 4-beat ("Foxtrot") phrasing. Can anyone name recordings that illustrate this?