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Jam Circles
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:55 am
by mousethief
I'm totally against choreographing jam circles, but what have you all found gets people out onto the floor?
Right now, I'm liking "Doggin' Around," "Hand Clappin'" and "Traffic Jam."
Kalman
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 12:32 pm
by Mr Awesomer
"Hand Clappin'" and "Traffic Jam" are too played out... not to mention "Hand Clappin'" just plain sucks.
Original thread:
http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=28
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 12:45 pm
by KevinSchaper
I always think that The Opener offa
Great London Concerts will work great, and I've tried it twice in the past 3 or 4 years in seattle, and I got blank stares both times..
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:11 pm
by Drew
I spun a 4am jam at Showdown with the following:
"Doggin' Around" Basie
"Toby" Bennie Moten
"Seventh Avenue Express" Basie
"GT Stomp" Earl Hines
"Jumpin at the Woodside" Basie
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:22 pm
by mousethief
I try to stay away from "Jumpin at the Woodside." It's just become the token fast song, like when country clubs would play "Baby Got Back" and have people line dance to it.
"Doggin' Around" is my new favorite.
Kalman
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:29 pm
by mousethief
Well, do you have any suggestions then?
Kalman
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:35 pm
by Mr Awesomer
mousethief wrote:Well, do you have any suggestions then?
Kalman
I keep my jam tunes semi-secret and start changing them when I notice others picking up on or using them.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:47 pm
by mousethief
Glad you're here to help out, big guy. Seriously, people respect you - that's why we ask.
Kalman
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:13 pm
by Ron
People respect him?
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:28 pm
by yedancer
Ron wrote:People respect him?
I'm so looking forward to the Ron v Reuben battle in a couple weeks.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:38 pm
by Mr Awesomer
yedancer wrote:
I'm so looking forward to the Ron v Reuben battle in a couple weeks.
eh, I wouldn't expect much from it. I'd be more curious about a battle between you and him or a battle between Giselle and I... both of which could happen after the semis!
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:39 pm
by Mr Awesomer
Ron wrote:People respect him?
I've asked that question for years.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:41 pm
by Mr Awesomer
mousethief wrote:Glad you're here to help out, big guy. Seriously, people respect you - that's why we ask.
Kalman
Most topics I'd be glad to share, but again I've always liked to keep my "jam tunes" hush hush.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:52 pm
by Bob the Builder
I'd love to see what good dancers would be albe to do with Chick Webb's "Harlem Congo".
Bob
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 1:46 am
by djstarr
I really enjoyed Reuben's fast jam he DJ'ed sunday night at HDJF - he lists the songs he played on the first page of
this thread. I remember Minn and Corrina just ripping it up during that jam (and for some reason I happened to be on the inside of the circle so I got a close up view!).
I just catalogued Earl Hines Chronogical 1937-39 today; I really dig the last half of the recording with XYZ, GT Stomp, and the piano solo stuff.
[Sorry for outing you Reuben but you had already made this public record
]