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djstarr wrote:.... then perhaps the song wouldn't always start a jam.

LOL!

Woodside - that hurts my feelings.

djstarr wrote:I'm thinking about making an edit of Jumpin' at the Woodside, that piano intro always bothered me and is not very danceable..... then perhaps the song wouldn't always start a jam.

You stopped too short!

Why not take out the introduction, then take out the last chorus, pull out the odd solos, then add a vocal and add a tango rhythm and boost the rhythm section so the dancers who have to hear a beat can hear it instead of feeling the rhythm. then slow it down a bit for the westies and the blues dancers and the texas trotters...also add sound effects of people cheering...and maybe some left over "OOOooooo!" sounds from the disco era. Also make it into fake simulated stereo.......and change the artists name to King Basie....make him handicapped, too......all in an effort to please some of the most uneducated and artificially discriminating audiences ever born....

........then throw it away

Sometimes Cooper is really funny...

...sometimes.

Campus Five wrote:Woodside - that hurts my feelings.

Mine too

Campus Five wrote:Woodside - that hurts my feelings.

lol. Hopefully you understand I'm joking....

btw looking forward to hearing you next week. Bought my tickets for Camp Hollywood!

there was no sarcasm emoticon present

I will properly admonish you in person next week

Y'all have trust issues.

Laurie's mom once said something brilliant along the lines of:
"The best introductions are the ones that have nothing to do with the rest of the song but fit perfectly."

Jumpin' is a great example. The intro captures the simplicity of the song, the excitement, the 'get up out of your seat'-ness.


(I just happen to be one of the people who gets up out of his seat to clap for the rest of you)

Greg Avakian wrote:Y'all have trust issues.

Laurie's mom once said something brilliant along the lines of:
"The best introductions are the ones that have nothing to do with the rest of the song but fit perfectly."

Jumpin' is a great example. The intro captures the simplicity of the song, the excitement, the 'get up out of your seat'-ness.


(I just happen to be one of the people who gets up out of his seat to clap for the rest of you)

Yep, same for Jeep Jockey Jump.

CountBasi wrote:

Greg Avakian wrote:Y'all have trust issues.

Laurie's mom once said something brilliant along the lines of:
"The best introductions are the ones that have nothing to do with the rest of the song but fit perfectly."

Jumpin' is a great example. The intro captures the simplicity of the song, the excitement, the 'get up out of your seat'-ness.


(I just happen to be one of the people who gets up out of his seat to clap for the rest of you)

Yep, same for Jeep Jockey Jump.

Actually, Jeep Jockey Jump states the theme in the very beginning and it is repeated 2 (or 3?) times later in the song.

Jumpin' at the Woodside states a theme in the beginning that is not repeated later in the song. Thus, it's intro is completely different -and it totally fits. Just to be clear, the 'intro' is the part with the piano chords go up and down the scale 4 times (32 beats). The part that comes after -with the interaction between the horns- is the (an) actual theme.

Just to add to the listening pleasure of all who care, I *think* the bass may repeat the 'intro theme' in Jumpin' at the woodside". It's hard to tell if it's exactly the same because of the tempo and the fidelity.

Just something to think about
(and another good excuse to listen to a tune that never gets old!)

Peace,
Greg

I don't know about that. I don't think the intro is repeated again. Maybe we have different versions. It's no big deal anyway, in the wider scheme of the thread.

CountBasi wrote:I don't know about that. I don't think the intro is repeated again. Maybe we have different versions. It's no big deal anyway, in the wider scheme of the thread.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think there's only one studio version by Glenn Miller. That's the popular version used by minnie's mochers/mad dog (not sure what the troupe's configuration was at that point) for their competition routine.

It may not be that important, but if someone is listening to that version, I'd want them to know what they're hearing and not make a false assumption.
So, my bad for not clarifying which version. The one I have is on the album "Operation build morale"
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sq ... foxqljldte

If you find the time, I'd be curious as to the version you are thinking of...?

I'm with you Greg. I've got three versions of that damn song and it's a clear theme stated at the very beginning and repeated later on.

Greg Avakian wrote:Y'all have trust issues.
.................
Jumpin' is a great example. The intro captures the simplicity of the song, the excitement, the 'get up out of your seat'-ness.

yes, it's a great song. It's perfect. Especially the classic Basie version. That is why I didn't feel the need to use an emoticon to highlight just how much I disagree with editing in general.

There is so much good music. I'd prefer to find a great version of a song than edit something.

Well very much my bad. I have a version by Chris Dean & the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, which I definitely should have said in the first place given the rightful assumption (on my post) would have been Glenn Miller.