SwingDJs

So what was Ellington's target audience? To me it seemed that developing an orchestra was more important to him than a dance band; tempo and brevity are not as important as musical richness. . Correct....I don't think he was known as a Dance band. Dancers at that time prefered simple Riff style son...

too funny, I alwasy ask dancers who danced during the swing era what their favorite Bands where. Lunceford was more dancers favorites then any other band (of both white and black dancers, including Lindy Hoppers as well as Swing dancers)....closely followed by Goodman, and third Basie...then Barnet...

Essential Piano:

Any Fats Waller on Piano

Essential Organ:

any Fats Waller on Organ

How many Jimmy Lunceford CDs are necessary to get the "essential" gist of Jimmy Lunceford's music? We have 4 already on the list, compared to ZERO Duke Ellington and only 1 or 2 Basie recommendations. feel free to add some ellington and basie too funny, I alwasy ask dancers who danced dur...

I used to label all my music with BPM's but I stopped. I decided to just learn what I have... Although i'm really impressed that Peter knows the bpm for every song on his 1000+ collection. Kudos!!! He does? Hell yea I do!!! and when I'm not sure, I pop it in and preview it, and then say to myself &...

I know I could give a crap about who sang what when or BPMs and all the techie facts about the music, despite my 13 years of Trombone Jazz band playing. I hear a song I like - I buy it - I play it. . Music to my ears....you can DJ around these parts anytime!!!! Janice Wilson is a bad ass mo fo...wh...

I recommend 2 technic's....

Is there any possible way to smoke your laptop by plugging into a DJ board? somebody posted on Yehoodi that this happened to him....he hasn't answered back yet.

It doesn't seem possible to me...

Louis Armstrong doing "Taint what you do" with Trummy Young, from the box set "the California Concerts", disc 3....

It alwasy packs the floor, and I always get atleast 1 or 2 people asking what CD it's off of....

CafeSavoy wrote: Another Darktown Strutter's Ball with Coleman Hawkins that i've been listening to lately and like better is the one by The Mound City Blue Blowers on that Eddie Condon boxset.

Everything by the Mound City Blue Blowers is best...

Damn, you have good taste...

any have this album ? do you like it? im interested in King Porter Stomp, good arrangment? how's the quality I would be very interested in that CD as well, being that on the 45 broadcast he apparantly on sings one out of 6 or something like that. I wish he would of recorded more non-vocals, as his ...

Yea, I hate Judging a Band by it's CD....I got The wolverines CD a few years ago at pawn shop and it's not very good...I mean I would not ever use it to Spin...


However, they are an Outfit that has been around a Long time and as you said, I'm sure they are awesome Live....

I've been using Reuben's as a useful list for things to start collecting: http://www.jivejunction.com/djservices/ . I couldn;t think of a better place to start. if you really into particular styles of music or specific bands I'd start with Chronological classic's CD's. "some" of their CD'...

just because there are some dancers that do not have the abiltity , does not mean it's not danceble. . You presume to know what I mean by danceable????? How do you know that I am helping to restrict my scene?? How do you know what I consider danceable? How do you know the bredth of my interests in ...

You could have easily said; "This is why it's important to know something about swing music..." Technically you may be right, but he didn't say 'energy'; he gave me a number range . And think about it: isn't 'energy' also subjective? I can't tell the guy, Oh no, you are wrong ..."Cla...