Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or other?

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#31 Post by Mr Awesomer » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:06 pm

SwInG is awesome. SwinG is okay. sWing sucks!
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#32 Post by CountBasi » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:34 pm

I liked Benny Goodman's SwING, SwING, SwING.
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#33 Post by Mr Awesomer » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:39 pm

CountBasi wrote:I liked Benny Goodman's SwING, SwING, SwING.
It's SwINg, SwINg, SwINg, lower case g. Clearly you should be reading on this subject instead of posting about it.
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#34 Post by CountBasi » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:41 pm

LOL!!!
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#35 Post by Eyeball » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:13 pm

Mr Awesomer wrote:Clearly you should be reading on this subject instead of posting about it.
Hell of a quote! :P

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#36 Post by lipi » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:33 pm

now you people have me listening to the blues.

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#37 Post by Chilli Poppin » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:34 am

convince friends of the awesomeness of 90s indy pop
Odlly enough the 'other' genre I DJ, I introduced Ireland to the Lucksmiths (maybe).

Belfast has to say the least a very fledgling 'scene' although there are several extremely dedicated people working on expanding that, sometimes it seems a bit like trying to nail jelly to a tree.

In terms of my own DJing I try to play as much 'real' swing as possible... But I'd be out of a gig if I didn't tip my hat to the 90's 'neo' stuff and to some extent (actually increasing) the likes of G-Swing. They form by far the bulk of my requests.

I find that when I'm listening to others there's a definate bias towards playing music which is easier to dance to, almost regardless of the actual genre. So you can take trips through country, 60's girl bands & modern chart pop. *shrug*

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#38 Post by Eyeball » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:24 am

"Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?"

Ellington LP circa 1962

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#39 Post by JesseMiner » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:41 pm

Feel free to take further discussions about G-Swing to the G-Swing - Swing for Modern Clubbing thread already in progress (started in 2006).

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Re: Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or ot

#40 Post by CafeSavoy » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:28 pm

Eyeball wrote:Does the local Lindy Hop scene in your area use real Swing music from the 30s and 40s and maybe some Jazz from the 20s?

Or does your local LH scene use non-Swing and non-Jazz to keep itself going?

I'd like to know how much real Swing is being used nation-wide.

ps - How much real Swing does your scene seem to use, percentage wise, vs other music?
Is that in reference to live or recorded music?

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#41 Post by Eyeball » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:19 pm

CafeSavoy wrote: Is that in reference to live or recorded music?
I was first specifically thinking 'recorded', but 'live' information would be good to know from anyone lucky enough to have live Swing bands performing for them.

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#42 Post by Eyeball » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:21 pm

JesseMiner wrote:Feel free to take further discussions about G-Swing to the G-Swing - Swing for Modern Clubbing thread already in progress (started in 2006).

Jesse
No - let's contain the horror. I will delete my post.

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#43 Post by Albert System » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:35 pm

Actually, most scenes in the US use at least half live music. I know that is true for Pittsburgh, PA where I live and maintain my band, and also Washington DC where we play quite often.

Check out my site if you want to hear some real swing recorded in the 21st Century!

www.boilermakerjazzband.com

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#44 Post by Eyeball » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:30 pm

Albert System wrote:Actually, most scenes in the US use at least half live music. I know that is true for Pittsburgh, PA where I live and maintain my band, and also Washington DC where we play quite often.
Are the half live bands Swing bands playing Swing music?

Also - Flo Cassinelli is/was from Pburgh. A friend of mine revered him and I just got 2 LPs from my friend's estate. Do you know and/or have you heard of FC?

Thx!

*Corrected spelling on Flo Cassinelli.
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#45 Post by lipi » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:18 pm

Albert System wrote:Actually, most scenes in the US use at least half live music. I know that is true for Pittsburgh, PA where I live and maintain my band, and also Washington DC where we play quite often.
really? wow.

that's certainly not true in the sf bay area--by a long shot.

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