SwingDJs

There's a video of Steve & Rebecca D. and another couple on their site. I'm hoping to find the name of the song in the video under "Summer Hummer 2001, Just Dance Lindy Hop". There are 2 dances under that heading, so the one I'm looking for is Song 1.

Here is the page: http://www.stevedandrebecca.com/performances.asp

The file in the Low Quality RM column is 1.8 meg. The file in the High Quality WMV column is 4.1 meg.

you could email them through their website and ask them directly :)

*edit oops, never mind, didn't notice it was from a comp.

Yeah I asked them a couple of weeks ago. Steven and Rebecca both responded. They didn't know the title.

I didn't see a similar song in the thread that Katie suggested either. I listened to clips of all the songs mentioned in that thread.

Katie was probably just posting that thread to let you know that there is already a thread where people post when they want to have a song identified.

To answer your question as one of the DJs for that competition (Rayned being the other): The song is "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" by Duke Ellington. I'm not exactly sure of the specific recording but it is most likely from the late-50s.

I highly recommend a very similar hard-swinging version off of Ellington's Newport Jazz Festival (1959).

Jesse

Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.

That is the right song title for the Song 1 which is one notch underneath the Summer Hummer 2001 Song 1. Thanks for the reply though. I like "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" also. I will probably be on a quest to find the version in that video soon.

jdbga wrote:That is the right song title for the Song 1 which one notch underneath the Summer Hummer 2001 Song 1. Thanks for the reply though. I like "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" also. I will probably be on a quest to find the version in that video soon.

Whoops. My bad. I accidentally downloaded and identified song 1 from New England Swing Dance Championships 2001 (Strictly Swing Advanced Lindy). I was not the DJ for that competition or for any competition at that event. No wonder I was having trouble placing the specific version.

To finally answer your question: song 1 from Summer Hummer 2001 (Just Dance Lindy Hop) would definitely be "Rumble" by Sy Oliver off of his album Yes Indeed. Rayned and I did DJ this one - you can see us in the background of the video.

Jesse

Yeah that's exactly the song! Thanks so much. After you said the title and artist, I couldn't find a clip available at the usual sources, so I went to samgoody.com and they had it. This is great. I'm probably gonna be a Sy Oliver fan once I hear more of his songs.

Sy Oliver was an awesome arranger. He did a lot of stuff for Lunceford and other bands. I'd be more specific but I'm actually ignorant.

julius wrote:Sy Oliver was an awesome arranger. He did a lot of stuff for Lunceford and other bands. I'd be more specific but I'm actually ignorant.

If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.

Swifty wrote:If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.

To quote yourself:

Swifty wrote:Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.

Great CD though. I highly recommend it!

Jesse

JesseMiner wrote:

Swifty wrote:If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.

To quote yourself:

Swifty wrote:Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.

Great CD though. I highly recommend it!

Jesse

Tell me about it, i haven't come across that cd yet.

Damn near impossible to to find. I've had it on order and wish lists for over a year.

Kalman

I reccomend keeping your eyes pealed on Ebay, I've seen it up there a couple of times.

Harrison