Which means you were suggesting that someone here said that this kind of music should be our primary focus. I don't believe any such thing was said.If ragtime isn't swing music and 20's charleston isn't lindy hop, then it would explain why they wouldn't be the primary focus of a board called SwingDJs nor why they wouldn't be the main fare for djing aimed at lindy hoppers.
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You didn't. You said:
what do guys think about his 1940 recording of Sheik of Araby, where he plays all the instruments himself. Recording one and then playing another instrument to the recording.
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I haven't heard it. Interesting idea. There's a Nat King Cole video where he tapes himself and then accompanies himself. If you get it, let me know how it is. I've been re-watching Ken Burns Jazz and you get the impression that Sidney was one crazy dude. Imagine having a gunfight at high noon in Paris.Roy wrote:what do guys think about his 1940 recording of Sheik of Araby, where he plays all the insturments himself. Recording one and then playing another instrument to the recording.
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Bobby McFerrin's got a cool thing on his web site, where you can "mix" one of his songs by adding or subtracting the different vocal parts that he recorded. My mom, who's not a trained musician, thought it was awesome, and loved playing with the different elements.
Here it is: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" mixer
Here it is: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" mixer
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Nice thread! I'm actually going to be DJ'ing a tribute to Sidney Bechet this upcoming Tuesday in Detroit.
I would add "Blue Horizon" to the list-- (available on Sidney Bechet 1941-1944 [1996-Chronological Classics])
I would add "Blue Horizon" to the list-- (available on Sidney Bechet 1941-1944 [1996-Chronological Classics])
I'm listening to the 4th box of the Proper Box Set The Sidney Bechet Story right now (also subtitled "Blue Horizon"), and in the first 6 tracks, I've heard 4 fantastic medium-tempo songs with a lot of energy, plus 1 sexy blues song. The recordings are from 1944-1950 on this CD, so the quality is good. If you want Sidney that will get people going but not wear them out, I think this is the disc. I'll post again when I get all the way through the CD.
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That may be partly because he's not playing clarinet. Bechet plays soprano sax, it looks like a brass clarinet but sounds different and is not as common as tenor or alto. Even then, Bechet's playing is VERY recognizable.
I've had the proper set for a while. I just received the 1939-1951 Blue Note Master Takes Disconforme set in the mail yesterday. I ripped it last night and it's in my queue of stuff to listen to at work today or tomorrow.
I've had the proper set for a while. I just received the 1939-1951 Blue Note Master Takes Disconforme set in the mail yesterday. I ripped it last night and it's in my queue of stuff to listen to at work today or tomorrow.
When I heard Bechet for the first time, I knew how a clarinet should sound.
Someone who heard me say this explained that it wasn't a clarinet; it was a soprano sax.
Then I heard Darnell Howard playing clarinet in a soprano-sax/Bechet style on a cut of "Wolverine Blues" in the 50's, and it was obvious that you could squeak that sound out of a clarinet. I later heard Bechet and other New Orleans artists also playing a clarinet so it sounded like a soprano sax.
I stand by my statement. That's how a clarinet should sound. That or the sound it gets in hard-wailing Klezmer music. I think they're tied.
Someone who heard me say this explained that it wasn't a clarinet; it was a soprano sax.
Then I heard Darnell Howard playing clarinet in a soprano-sax/Bechet style on a cut of "Wolverine Blues" in the 50's, and it was obvious that you could squeak that sound out of a clarinet. I later heard Bechet and other New Orleans artists also playing a clarinet so it sounded like a soprano sax.
I stand by my statement. That's how a clarinet should sound. That or the sound it gets in hard-wailing Klezmer music. I think they're tied.