SwingDJs

I'm not afraid to admit I don't preview. It's not an ideal situation - I'd really like to be able to preview, especially as my collection of music grows and it becomes impossible to keep all my music in my head. I have to 'practice' DJing regularly at home to keep myself familiar with my music and t...

Also Kid Ory does a slower version (158) which is great as well. I play that one quite a bit - dancers go nuts for it. I like the roughness of it - more shouting and stampy-clapping. (details: 'Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho' - Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band - 1946 - (I have it on an album calle...

I'd like to hear Trev Hutchison from Perth, Australia go to town with a big fat Yehoodi set - he's very popular with Australian dancers atm.

GemZombie wrote:My favorite version of Don't Be that way comes from a Lionel Hampton Combo recording. (It's on the first disc of the proper box set - "Hot Mallets").

This is my favourite too. It's one of those friendly tempo/chunky rhythm versions that gets a slumpy crowd up and dancing again.

Nate Dogg wrote:The Kid Ory version from his Mosaic box.

There's an Ory Mosaic set? I ask because my heart rate just jumped at the thought.

I quite like to do the birthday/welcome/engagement/embarassment dance as the last song of my set (or to follow a DJ who does that). It means the following DJ can pretty much start from scratch (which is often quite nice when you're following a DJ who has wildly different taste to yours) and you can ...

Your Mother's Son-In-Law 194bpm - there are quite a few versions around. I love a little uptempo Holiday action.

Fats Waller and His Rhythm, 1936 (I have a version from the proper Handful of Keys (Disc 3 - The Joint Is Jumping) which I play a bit. I love this version for the saucy innuendo. <3

I'm going to talk a bit about live music in Melbourne generally, as well as festivals, because I think it's worth emphasising the difference between American and Australian (or Melbournian) live jazz scenes. I'm also going to emphasise dancing + live jazz. Take it as given that I'm as happy to sit a...

This is probably a dumb question, but is there much cross-over with the mega Ellington centennial set?

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000004BLK.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg Try this one: Don't You Feel My Leg: Apollo's Lady Blues Singers . It ranges from fairly crude to just a little saucy, and is mostly 40s and 50s stuff. Or this one: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000027DG.01._AA240_...

Gee, I wonder what the MLX6 bands sound like...?

It's not exactly swing, but you can't go past Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006 ... 164?n=5174), or They Might Be Giants http://www.giantkid.net/index_bed.html.
Perfect music for kids.

Long time reader, first time poster... I've been DJing for a few months using itunes on my ibook, and have finally decided to up the complexity-levels of DJing by using headphones to preview songs. This, however, means adding another media player to my set up (hence the complexity). As I'm a mac per...