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- Tue Feb 25, 2003 4:27 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does it swing???
- Replies: 47
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I also clarified that I meant that they did not generally dance fast all the time, as the popular recorded stuff (especially Chick Webb's studio recordings) mistakenly implies. Just did a little math on the complete studio recordings of Chick Webb, which I just happen to have, and since he's the on...
- Tue Feb 25, 2003 3:26 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does it swing???
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36966
- Tue Feb 25, 2003 3:23 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does it swing???
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36966
- Mon Feb 24, 2003 12:52 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: A Tribute To The Savoy Play List
- Replies: 6
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A Tribute To The Savoy Play List
So, this past Saturday night at Memories in Whittier we had a tribute to the Savoy Ballroom with a history presentation by Peter Loggins, a performance by the "Rhythm Hot Shots," and a night filled with nothing but music by the Savoy house band. Here is the play list for the evening: http:...
- Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:25 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: swinging violin...
- Replies: 44
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- Fri Feb 21, 2003 3:10 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does it swing???
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36966
I guess my question is this: At the Savoy Ballroom, did he ever play any of the songs on this CD (or other CD's) that don't swing, are really slow in tempo, or the dancers of today would reject? Yes If he did in fact play that stuff, did they do ballroom to the ballads? Did they lindy to the slow s...
- Fri Feb 21, 2003 3:02 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does it swing???
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36966
they did dance to much slower stuff in live shows than what was sold commercially Actually, all that slow stuff was sold commercially as well. Didn't you read how he talked about all the ballads and slow songs on the albums he bought? They did not dance that fast socially at the Savoy. So you're sa...
- Fri Feb 21, 2003 2:55 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What is "swinging music"?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13413
- Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:08 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does It Swing, The Poll
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11080
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:38 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Does It Swing, The Poll
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11080
- Fri Feb 14, 2003 4:25 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Mora's Modern Rhythmists versus Barbara Morrison
- Replies: 130
- Views: 87679
- Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:04 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Count Basie Auto
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25600
- Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:11 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Mora's Modern Rhythmists versus Barbara Morrison
- Replies: 130
- Views: 87679
- Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:26 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Count Basie Auto
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25600