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by Ryan
Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:19 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: If you could bring only ONE Ellington CD...
Replies: 32
Views: 21342

Well if you're allowing collections I'd probably take the entire Centennial for volume alone, but somehow I don't think that's what you meant. :)
by Ryan
Sun Jun 22, 2003 5:27 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Actual (not armchair) HJDF
Replies: 142
Views: 99439

SirScratchAlot wrote:...who cares what people think...especially when the'll eventually learn someday.
Some people never learn.
by Ryan
Thu Jun 12, 2003 2:16 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Regarding "classic" and "groove" style s
Replies: 134
Views: 92620

Lawrence wrote: I definitely didn't mean that Chick Webb is undanceable :shock: , just that it is difficult for the same person to like to dance to both Chick Webb and Gene Harris

What the hell are you talking about? Of course you can like dancing to both. Some people like vareity you know.
by Ryan
Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:07 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Arm chair HJDF DJ battle
Replies: 109
Views: 73436

... a few weeks ago on one of those Yehoodi "argument threads" someone posted two DJs' selections from a Savoy-based DJ jam. I kept the list as a reference hoping to read about some of the bands and educate myself some (no i never did). Well, I just alphabetized it by artist and I was sur...
by Ryan
Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:23 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Horace Henderson
Replies: 7
Views: 7758

The Classics reissue of his 1940 stuff is unbelievably good. Unfortunately he didn't really record alot with his own band, so there's not that much material to choose from. I haven't yet heard any of the live material at the Trianon Ballroom in 1954, but I'm looking to get my hands on it.
by Ryan
Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:12 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Immediate recognition/instumentalists
Replies: 34
Views: 22999

Sidney Bechet
by Ryan
Sun Jun 01, 2003 7:54 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Benny Goodman
Replies: 14
Views: 11618

Being a huge Hampton fan I am very pleased with BG's complete small group recordings.
by Ryan
Mon May 19, 2003 7:22 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Remastered Duke Ellington
Replies: 59
Views: 39023

Here you go all... Now y'all can compare the Dreyfus disc to the centennial edition material. Dreyfus Tracks (off of Amazon France) on Translated page - http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YMLA/qid%3D1038980359/sr%3D1-12/ref%3Dsr_1_...
by Ryan
Mon May 05, 2003 3:19 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Nasty Magnus by Basie
Replies: 4
Views: 6008

Somehow I think you do that alot more than most people Jesse. :)