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CafeSavoy wrote: Hi Brenda,

Great meeting you again. That version was The Mills Brothers with Count Basie.

Thanks Rayned! It was fun seeing you and dancing with you again - hope you can make it out to the West Coast sometime soon!

Thanks Peter --- I did find a link (see above) - they have two songs available to download, and I have an email into them for further info.

I really dug them Friday night --- here's a link to the band if anyone is interested - http://www.geocities.com/hroband/

(note - I had originally posted for help on how to find them, but google works a lot better once you spell Renaissance correctly )

Seattle is one of the strong holds for traditional Lindy Hop. And as you stated the DJs (as well as the scene) has become successful and draw for those who intend to travel there. simply put , It has certainly put them on the map , not only in style of music, but in their incredible abilities. I fo...

It would be nice to hear from the DJs who went and battled. I've heard that Shiny Stockings was played about 15 different times. Any truth to that? "Shiny Stockings" being played 15 times seems a little exaggerated... but if you were to add up the versions of "Shiny Stockings" a...

1. Apollo Jump - Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra ('41) 2. Echoes of Harlem - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ('36) 3. Drop Me off In Harlem - Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington ('61) 4. Harlem Air Shaft - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra ('99) 5. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie - Chick Webb and His ...

Abdel wrote:Now, I want you guys to post the music that you played there for the battle and the dance competions.

Thanks! I should have kept reading before I posted the same request on another thread

Sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you Abdel, but I agree it was an awesome weekend of music!

Brenda

I really really enjoyed myself this weekend --- I thought all the music was great and it was nice to here such diverse sets. And it really made the tight venues bearable! I'm DJ'ing at the Century in Seattle this Wednesday, and I would like to play music that I heard this weekend -- I got some of th...

Greg Avakian wrote:BTW, I'm really looking forward to meeting the DJs i don't know; I hope we can all spend some time together besides Saturday night...

oh yeah - that would be fun - see you later tonight!

we have several excellent DJ's local and in our extended scene (Kevin Tamura, Kevin Schaper, Travis Whetman, Tonya Surface) who have been focusing on the swing era of jazz. And I might add that all the above DJ's have developed their music through the various phases of the Seattle scene, that's why...

Yeah, I also really like all kinds of music. I'm just starting to DJ in Seattle; we have several excellent DJ's local and in our extended scene (Kevin Tamura, Kevin Schaper, Travis Whetman, Tonya Surface) who have been focusing on the swing era of jazz. So I've been playing more jump blues and groov...

main_stem wrote:

djstarr wrote:... we haven't really overplayed Live at Swing City out in Seattle yet - especially the faster cuts.

Wrong, we burned it out back in 2000 just like every other city.

LOL - I have a memory like a sieve........

3. "C-Jam Blues" or "Happy Go Lucky" from Lincoln Center (overplayed a few years ago, but still a good suggestion, Brenda) (My inclinations would be to anticipate so much hyper-active music that some good slow blues would really "hit the spot" before I would return to ...

I assume you will be there? Let me buy you a drink Saturday! Twist my arm! Since we haven't met and you don't have a picture posted I think you will have to find me this weekend - or if you know any of the Seattle dancers that will be there (we have one of our star teams performing!) have them poin...

The other interesting thing about the schedule is that the Harlem night tour (i.e. bar hopping) starts at 9 on Sat. and the Battle of The DJ's starts at 10......coincidence? I think not... Please excuse my ignorance; I'm really confused by this comment. Should the Harlem night tour be during the da...