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This CD, For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation, contains two interesting songs:
1. Bag's Groove - The Red Holloway Quintet
2. For Dancers Only - The Clark Terry Spacemen

I thought that they where the originals so I bought the original CD:s where you find these songs:
1. Standing Room Only
2. Squeeze Me

The songs seem to be reasonably long (aprox. 4.20) on the "For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation" CD, at least according to the corresponding iMix on iTunes, but on the original CDs the songs are much longer and consequently, less danceable, 8 minutes is a loooong time on the dance floor.

As far as I understand it, the songs have been remixed, is that correct? If so, how?


I should have bought the "For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation" instead

patrik wrote:This CD, For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation, contains two interesting songs:
1. Bag's Groove - The Red Holloway Quintet
2. For Dancers Only - The Clark Terry Spacemen

I thought that they where the originals so I bought the original CD:s where you find these songs:
1. Standing Room Only
2. Squeeze Me

The songs seem to be reasonably long (aprox. 4.20) on the "For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation" CD, at least according to the corresponding iMix on iTunes, but on the original CDs the songs are much longer and consequently, less danceable, 8 minutes is a loooong time on the dance floor.

As far as I understand it, the songs have been remixed, is that correct? If so, how?


I should have bought the "For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation" instead

Manu aka Mr Yehoodi edited the songs for the CD.

Thanks Manu Smith for that one. And boy what he did with Bag's Groove was so freakin' brilliant. I'll leave it at that

Where would we be without people to correct the mistakes of Jazzmen?

"Hooked On Lindy - 2007"

Manu, got another editing task for you .

CafeSavoy wrote:Manu, got another editing task for you .

Hahahahaha!!!

Better buy myself a copy then.

Eyeball wrote:Where would we be without people to correct the mistakes of Jazzmen?

"Hooked On Lindy - 2007"

Or Duke Ellington At Newport.

Or countless other projects in the jazz world. Post-recording manipulation has a LONG history in jazz recordings, long before us Lindy Hop DJs came along.

Manu did a great job with his editing on the "For Dancers Only" project. I was blown away by the results, especially how he handled "Boss Blues" and "Blue Mance". I'm jealous of his mad skillz.

Jesse

Nahhhhhhhhh, it does have have a long history and you have picked the exception to the rule.

You be very hard pressed to find a history of 'Jazz manipulation' of any consequence.

Jazz had been left largely alone until it was able to be fiddled with...and even then...mist people keep their hands off.

But - there things are over at Columbia in the 1950s with the DE@NJF, as well as some of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions.

The Ellington was largely a matter of need, rather than 'artistic producers' onj the loose.

The Buck Claytons? I only have had the original Columbia releases. Maybe the Mosaic boxes say something by George Avakian.