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Favorite version of "Things Ain't What They Used To Be&
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:31 pm
by AlekseyKosygin
I think this is a great swing song and I am sure that people on here are aware of other versions that are much better than mine, (Ellington (59) and Chrlie Barnet (42))...Let's hear 'em...
Alex
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:49 pm
by Nate Dogg
City Rhythm Orchestra has a great version.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:06 am
by trev
A great swingin track. I like Ellington Live at the Blue Note (59), and I just watched a live Ellington version from Newport 62 on DVD, so I'm going to see if I can track down a nice audio transfer of the performance.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:51 pm
by Lippy
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:45 pm
by LindyChef
Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington at the Alhambra (to me this one is the gold standard)
Gene Harris - The Gene Harris Trio Plus One
Woody Herman - The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Count Basie - Montreux '77
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:54 pm
by SpuzBal
There's an outstanding Charlie Barnet version on a disc called Radio Days.
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:22 am
by zzzzoom
Possibly same Charlie Barnet track on 'Drop Me Off in Harlem'
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:42 am
by kitkat
Probably not...isn't Drop Me Off in Harlem full of studio recordings?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:43 am
by GemZombie
kitkat wrote:Probably not...isn't Drop Me Off in Harlem full of studio recordings?
yup
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:29 pm
by Jerry_Jelinek
No question that the live version on Woody Herman 1981 CD is my favorite.
Maybe not as much for the dancers. This thing just cooks and the trumpets just SCREAM!!! I saw this exact band about 1 week before this LP was recorded. Just a great group:
Live at the Concord Jazz Festival - Woody Herman
Sorry about the long url. I have no idea on how to make it smaller.
[edited to fix url - rtw]
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:47 pm
by Swifty
Jerry, if you use this syntax
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http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 7720EE972D...]link[/url]
it will do it.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:48 am
by Jerry_Jelinek
Swifty wrote:Jerry, if you use this syntax
link
it will do it.
Hmmm... I'm doing something wrong because I tried this and it didn't work????
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:13 am
by Swifty
Jerry_Jelinek wrote:Swifty wrote:Jerry, if you use this syntax
link
it will do it.
Hmmm... I'm doing something wrong because I tried this and it didn't work????
Looks okay to me now.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:14 am
by Swifty
Back on topic, my current favorite version is a 13+ minute doozy on an LP called "Harlem...One More Time! Live at Pluckemin." Oh so good!