julius wrote:I can't help but mention that it pains me to hear that DJs edit songs. I feel, somehow, that it's disrespectful.
Disrespectful to what? An awful lot of the time the music you hear isn't as "real" as the artist wants you to believe. Disrespectful to the artist who wants to deceive you? The band leader is content to disrespect the soloist he cuts from the final version...or his/her own efforts when they are overdubbed 2 or 3 or more times.
(the exception is of course earlier swing music that was recorded in the 30s and 40s)
But I disagree with that train of thought anyway.
If god had wanted man to fly, he would have given him wings. That particular god can kiss my flying ass!
julius wrote:
Also, if the song has parts that aren't that great for dancing, would you think it was intended for dancing in the first place?
Again ...wings.
I don't care whether or not "shiny stockings" was written as a dance tune; I love dancing to it. Why would I want someone to control that choice for me? If we acted that way in life, we would many opportunities to invent and inovate.
julius wrote:
I certainly would feel a big loss if someone cut out sections of One O'Clock Jump or King Porter Stomp.
Without hearing the specific version, I can't say ...but for the versions I play, I personally agree with you. It's a matter for personal taste, but these are not the kinds of songs I would typically edit.
julius wrote:
Just as a good solo builds upon what has come before, a good song builds upon every bit of the preceding music. Stardust would not really be quite the same without the "introduction" a.k.a the verse.
Every bit? I disagree.
julius wrote:
Ditto "Every Tub", which has a four measure introduction that isn't really "danceable".
My version has an 8 measure intro -
but it's only 7-8 seconds long, so who cares? That's almost as long as it takes to find someone to dance with
julius wrote:
What about Monty Alexander's Battle Hymn of the Republic? How about the 43 second goof-around introduction to Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong doing "Now You Has Jazz"? blah blah blah
I love Monty Alexander, but (I think) "Battle hymn..." doesn't swing at all. Considering your comment about music that might not be great for dancing, I'm surprised you would present this as an example...but if you like dancing to it, that's your choice.
As for my 3 versions of "Now you has...", I wouldn't play the goofy bit about the good folks from Newport. It's hardly part of the song; isn't it a segue from dialog in a musical? Not that that matters much to me anyway, I've cut it and I think it's a good example of a great song with an unnecessary "intro".
So, just curious, did you listen to the songs I cited? The intro to the 7:25 "Classical in G" is 2:25. The intro to "work song" is 1:10.
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