SwingDJs

djstarr wrote:I haven't danced to a live vibraphonist before.

Yes you have. You were just too drunk to remember.

I believe it's "Ram Session". It is on that Cozy Cole disc - I just listened to the wrong track.

Apologies - that's the correct track title but the disc I referenced doesn't have the right version. I have heard it on one of those Lindy Hop Jamboree discs.

"Swing Street" by Buck Ram's All Stars

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 19-8215043

Two seminal events in course of the Swing Era bookended this next period in Harris' career: his performance at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles on August 21, 1935, and his performance at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 16 1938. The Palomar Ballroom date is often referred to in hindsight as ...

Holy shit that set list gets me seriously aroused.

Nice job Kalman.

In the mood really does suck. There is a version by Teddy Wilson that is ok; there is another version that Travis and Soupbone play - earlier - perhaps Mound City Blue Blowers? This is tolerable, they somewhat ignore the riff. "There's Rhythm In Harlem" by Mills Blue Rhythm Band is what I...

So I have a question that is pretty much unrelated to this topic but it is regarding 78rpm records. I frequently read about the restrictions of recording time on 78s - I always thought it was 3min but I often see songs from the late 20's/early 30's that are longer than 3 minutes. I realize that some...

Jerry_Jelinek wrote:Speaking of Lunceford - Does anyone know the vocalist on Nagasaki?

Eddie Tompkins

http://www.atlantajazzparty.com/ajp4.html Written by Phil Carroll: “So what do I call "my kind of jazz?" Some folks label it "Dixieland" but like Eddie Condon, I dislike the term because it conjures up images of straw hat and striped vest-clad musicians playing loud and fast to s...

I have been trying to find where I read that about Condon and haven't found it yet. I don't remember reading that he was offended - just that he didn't like his music being referred to as Dixieland. I'll keep looking but it seems that was a pretty common attitude among the original New Orleans and C...

Mike, Thanks for the info on the song title as well as the dancers. I figured you'd know what I was talking about. The version of "Keep on Jumping" by Earl Hines on this album comes pretty close. http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=245579 Doug, Not sure what your "cryptic" ...

Here's one that's been killing me lately. For those of you who like watching vintage clips for dancing - there's one of Leon James and Ali dancing (wearing plaid suits) to Cootie Williams and his orchestra. What the hell is the name of that song? It sounds like a fairly common song but I'll be damne...

Three tracks from International Sweethearts of Rhythm are in this set that Doug mentioned. The set is readily available (at least it was a couple of years ago when I bought it) and I would recommend it.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... f6zfj1eh3k

GuruReuben wrote:I heard that the male side may be joined by the female side in May... so maybe they'll be making some jank babies together.

Good time of year for jank babies.