SwingDJs

As I post this I can feel all my fellow DJs in Seattle cringing, but I'm curious what versions of "Sing, Sing, Sing" do you all like?

I dj'ed a couple of weeks ago and was flooded with a large crowd of newbies; a young kid [junior high] looking very dapper in his suspenders and hat requested it. I had the Benny Goodman 8 minute version (and wasn't quite sure where part 1 ended), and the Louis Prima version of the Capitol Collector's series.

I opted for Louis Prima and got flack from someone on using that version - his quote was "there are a lot of good short versions out there".

So I'd like to be prepared next time; I actually like the song a lot and think I can use it early on for the newbies that are starting to come up in Seattle. Any suggestions?

lee press on and the nails-------NOT!

I really dig this song when it's played by a live big band attempting to recreate the Goodman/Krupa thunder. I mean, the unison horn sections really, really blow me away. Bill Elliott live has done this particularly successfully in my opinion.

DJ'ed? enh. I'd stick with the Goodman original (which covered two sides of a 45, so it's fun to listen to on CD and mark the exact spot where they stopped recording and picked up again).

Many moons ago when I first started dancing, I bought these RCA Compilations of "Big Band Hits". And I was very proud of myself. Anyway, I vaguely remembered there was a shorter version on one of those compilation and found this. It has a version by Fletcher Henderson that's 2:30.

Again, there's always the version on the Swing Kids Soundtrack, which is what, five minutes long? As cheesy as some folks think it is, some dancers (myself included) still like it.

I will promptly go to the back of the Lindy DJ room where I belong.

Good Luck!
Tina

Fletcher Henderson's version if my favorite to play.

Somebody requested it the other night. I opted for the Louis Prima version, after all he wrote it....

main_stem wrote:Fletcher Henderson's version if my favorite to play.

that's a nice one. roy eldridge revists it on Little Jazz & The Jimmy Ryan All-Stars

julius wrote:I really dig this song when it's played by a live big band attempting to recreate the Goodman/Krupa thunder. I mean, the unison horn sections really, really blow me away. Bill Elliott live has done this particularly successfully in my opinion.

DJ'ed? enh. I'd stick with the Goodman original (which covered two sides of a 45, so it's fun to listen to on CD and mark the exact spot where they stopped recording and picked up again).

Have you heard the version by Dean Mora? I spotted it on allmusic - it's on Goblin Market - at 2:39 that's the perfect length for a request

main_stem wrote:Fletcher Henderson's version if my favorite to play.

so does that mean I'm a real DJ now if I realize I have this version - on the Big Band Box Set I've been too busy to work through?

CafeSavoy wrote:

main_stem wrote:Fletcher Henderson's version if my favorite to play.

that's a nice one. roy eldridge revists it on Little Jazz & The Jimmy Ryan All-Stars

damn Rayned, you always have the most unique picks --- that looks like an interesting CD so I just 1-Clicked on Amazon and it's on it's way.

djstarr wrote: Have you heard the version by Dean Mora? I spotted it on allmusic - it's on Goblin Market - at 2:39 that's the perfect length for a request

I have it, and it's quite bad, actually. I really like Moras. But, I've always had a problem with their vocalists, and the fella singing on their version of "Sing, Sing, Sing" is seriously lacking in feeling. Sounds super duper "white."

Not surprisingly, Fletcher's version is my fave.

My favorite version of Sing, Sing, Sing is this one:

Soupbone wrote: Not surprisingly, Fletcher's version is my fave.

Have you heard the original by Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang? It's on this CD.