Where do you fall on playing a song that is kind of undanceable in a few brief spots, but mostly downright incredible the majority of the time? To me it seems worth it for when the tune really kicks in! For example,
"Cotton Tail"
Artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater (along with a Who's Who In Jazz lineup)
Album: Dear Ella
Or do you just resign yourself to the fact that a great tune will never get danced to because of a few weird phrases here and there?
I am a new DJ and encountering decisions like this for the first time. I do have to say that I've been pleasantly surprised at how well some stuff that I was questioning playing actually has gone over.
They'll be dancing to Maynard Ferguson yet!
It's bad... then INCREDIBLE!
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HaterKevinSchaper wrote:That's how I feel about bass solos.. I hate it when it's an otherwise great song.. last sunday I saw a new-ish couple stop during a bass solo to get a drink of water, then start up again once the interestingness resumed.. that seemed like an awfully good use of the time.
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