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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:38 am
by Mr Awesomer
I'm with Swifty.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:13 pm
by djstarr
JesseMiner wrote:I'm actually in the progress of putting together an Andrews Sisters compilation just in case).
Jesse
I was given a bunch of Andrew Sisters, and while some stuff is really square (the polka-influenced cuts), and some stuff is just not PC (the WWII stuff is not that appropriate IMHO), they have some awesome sexy songs. I particularly like their versions of Tuxedo Junction and Your Red Wagon.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:15 pm
by djstarr
and to answer the original question, I still have a small enough collection that I'm working on building up tunes that I know people want to dance to.
I don't have very much Rock 'n Roll just because we have a good rockabilly scene here and there doesn't seem to be much interest at swing dances for people to dance to rock songs.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:27 pm
by julius
at the bal champs reuben played "Glen Island Special" and it was smokin. now i want it.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:30 pm
by Mr Awesomer
I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:00 pm
by Lawrence
I exclude anything lo-fi from before 1953.
I'm kidding... somewhat.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:00 pm
by kbuxton
GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
I played a version of that (from the Best of the Army Air Force Band) last week, and another dj wouldn't believe me that it was actually Glenn Miller.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:14 pm
by Lawrence
GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
...like, "Why the fu...."
No, too obvious.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:19 pm
by CafeSavoy
GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
yeah, i remember Julie mentioning it. Which version was it?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:52 pm
by djstarr
GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
The only Glenn Miller album I bought [Glenn Miller Gold - $5] had this song on it; it's the only track I kept in my book, the rest were too ricky-ticky.
That's one thing I like about this board; at some point I'm actually going to get Spirit is Willing, which has Glen Island Special on it, based on all the good feedback here about that album.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:43 pm
by Yakov
LazyP wrote:This makes me buy no Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Andrew sisters at the moment.
Look for Benny Goodman Sextet stuff, or the new one-CD Charlie Christian comp. You can't go wrong. His orchestra might be a little more problematic, but the small-group stuff is golden.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:59 pm
by Roy
I also exclude Wade in the Water-Eva Cassidy. If I don't have it then no one can request it.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:42 pm
by Lindy Bomb
They can if they bring their own cd...
Although, I subscribe to the same idea. I refuse to spend my money on stuff that I don't like. I don't have very much money, so why throw it away on something that I won't play anyway.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:22 pm
by Mr Awesomer
CafeSavoy wrote:GuruReuben wrote:I also played a version of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" that always garners many questions.
yeah, i remember Julie mentioning it. Which version was it?
It's the Army Air Force Band, recorded 04/21/1944.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:05 am
by lindyholic
julius wrote:at the bal champs reuben played "Glen Island Special" and it was smokin. now i want it.
Yes, that song is one of the few good Glenn Miller songs I am proud to have in my collection. I played it once and someone didn't believe me when I told them it was Glenn Miller.
As per the question...I don't really exclude to much, but I am selective in what I buy
. I buy what I enjoy listening too, if I don't enjoy it, I won't buy, thus it gets excluded from my collection. This is why I'm soooo selective about anything post-war...I really like the old stuff, so I would prefer to buy it over more modern music. But I'm not saying I would exclude modern music if I found a cd that I would enjoy.
Harrison