[Answered] Bugle Call Rag, Glenn Miller
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[Answered] Bugle Call Rag, Glenn Miller
I was in a fast Balboa Competition once at Balboa Rendezvous a few years back. For the last song, the DJ played a tune called "Uselessly Fast". Does anyone know who it's by? I can't seem to find it.
Thanks,
Rob
Thanks,
Rob
Well, I'm fairly sure I remember what the DJ said because it made an impression on me, but I have no idea whether his music was annotated correctly. I have a vague recollection that he didn't know who it was by, so now that I think about it, I'll bet the title is suspect. So perhaps I can ask a more answerable question: what's the fastest song you know of?Haydn wrote:Are you sure about the song title?
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There are supposedly songs in the 1000's of BPMs... but they are completely irrelavent.hepcat72 wrote:what's the fastest song you know of?
Keep in mind that dancing to a song thats 240bpm requires you to perform a complete Lindy or Balboa basic in 2 second flat. At 360bpm you need to do it in 1.5 seconds.
(Correct me if I'm wrong... my brain is currently fried from working other numbers.)
Beyond that you're stretching the realms of being humanly possible. I highly doubt for example a couple could complete a Lindy basic in a single second (480bpm)... or even the smaller movements of a Balboa basic.
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I think the fastest song that most dancers would be familiar with (though I've heard it played over a huge range, as low as ~220bpm) would be Bugle Call Rag (though Hellzapoppin would feature too ~325bpm). The fastest version I'm aware of is a Glenn Miller recording I have form 28th April 1940. It's somewhere around 345bpm.
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The version I have by Waller has his big band in 1935 (pretty sure) and features a piano duel between Waller and his protegee, Hank Duncan. "Show 'em how to swing, Hankie!".
It so fast that when Waller goes to sing his chorus, he has to sing it in cut time b/c the tempo is too fast to get the lyrics out at the assigned tempo. It's been a while since I heard this one.
It so fast that when Waller goes to sing his chorus, he has to sing it in cut time b/c the tempo is too fast to get the lyrics out at the assigned tempo. It's been a while since I heard this one.
Will big bands ever come back?
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About 336.Eyeball wrote:The version I have by Waller has his big band in 1935 (pretty sure) and features a piano duel between Waller and his protegee, Hank Duncan. "Show 'em how to swing, Hankie!".
It so fast that when Waller goes to sing his chorus, he has to sing it in cut time b/c the tempo is too fast to get the lyrics out at the assigned tempo. It's been a while since I heard this one.
Reuben Brown
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I was there, and if you're referring to the fast feet competition, the song Doug used was Bugle Call Rag by Glenn Miller, the version which he used was off the "In the Mood with" Album. If I remember correctly, Kevin and Carla came to Albuquerque and they couldn't even get a few bars through it. We tapped it out and I believe the BPMs were around 360.
Brisk. Thx.Mr Awesomer wrote:About 336.Eyeball wrote:The version I have by Waller has his big band in 1935 (pretty sure) and features a piano duel between Waller and his protegee, Hank Duncan. "Show 'em how to swing, Hankie!".
It so fast that when Waller goes to sing his chorus, he has to sing it in cut time b/c the tempo is too fast to get the lyrics out at the assigned tempo. It's been a while since I heard this one.