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Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.

Yes, it is very cool.

I really love King Porter Stomp. I haven't heard a recording yet that I don't like.

B

Bob the Builder wrote:Yes, it is very cool.

I really love King Porter Stomp. I haven't heard a recording yet that I don't like.

B

Have you heard the Manhattan Transfer version? It's pretty darn funny. It might make you change your mind.

I have two versions I play a lot - the one off of Mr. Jelly Lord; it's 175 bpm and somewhat mellow. There is another one off of Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great that is awesome - 220 bpm.

djstarr wrote:Have you heard the Manhattan Transfer version? It's pretty darn funny. It might make you change your mind.

*barf*

Down in Houston they had a swing routine to this version of KPS. I begged and pleaded for them to use another recording of the tune.... poor souls.

*double barf*

Brenda, I'm advising a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regards to you possibly owning a Manhattan Transfer album for DJing purposes.

I love the well known Benny Goodman 1935 studio recording with that stunning opening trumpet solo by Bunny Berigan. Luckily, it has not been overplayed in my scene.

/Jonas

fredo wrote: Brenda, I'm advising a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regards to you possibly owning a Manhattan Transfer album for DJing purposes.

I was involved in a DJ contest a long time ago where we each played different versions of a song, King Porter Stomp being one of them, and a friend of mine told me about this version! I did have Vocalese and at the start of my DJ career carried it for "Ray's Rockhouse", although Ray's version is of course much better. I always enjoyed listening to their version of Joyspring; not something you can dance to but the lyrics are cool. You'll be happy to know that Vocalese got kicked out of my collection a long time ago....

I like the Jack Teagarden version as well.

I think the second Fletcher Henderson recording of it with the Bone solo by JC Higgenbotham is the definitive one.

There is also a really hot live recording by Goodman's band of the same arrangement. I think I have it on the Ken Burn's jazz compilation.

I'm fond of the KPS from the "Kansas City" Soundtrack.

I think my favorite recording is the same one Paul is referring to. I'm at work and can't double check the liner notes to confirm.

My favroite version is by the Hoppin' Mad Orchestra from Vancouver BC. Sadly, no CD yet.

It's got to have a great introduction to get it on it's feet.

And I hate it when the drummer does fill the half bar rest with 2 hits on the drum.

Eyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.

Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factor

/Jonas

Must say something about the piano version by Jelly Roll Morton. You can hear so much of the later orchestral versions in his solo piano conception.

Jonas wrote:

Eyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.

Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factor

/Jonas

I think that was Dizzy Gillespie's first recording.

CafeSavoy wrote:

Jonas wrote:

Eyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.

Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factor

/Jonas

I think that was Dizzy Gillespie's first recording.

Yep, it contains the first ever recorded solo by the 19-year-old John Birks Gillespie, according to the liner notes of "1935-1937" [Classics #645].

/Jonas