97 and 98??Lawrence wrote: No, seriously, it actually is a great CD with great sound production despite the bad rep it gets for being so damn overplayed in 1997 and 98.
try 99, 00, 01, 02...
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(not that it's necessarily a bad thing)
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many versions of both of these, especially A Train... what are your (and others) favorite renditions?djstarr wrote:Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
Goody Goody - Ella Fitzgerald
hmmm... i found an 8:40 version... is there a different one????Lawrence wrote: Summertime - Gene Harris
This is why I don't go to many exchanges.JesseMiner wrote:I'm sure I've missed a bunch of essentials, but these are some of my favorites that have regularly packed the dance floors over the past 5 years:
Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (Swingin' Night At Birdland)
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (Like In Swing City)
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee (Swingin' Live!)
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra (Live In Swing City)
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie (First Time)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella)
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (Live Echos)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (Priceless Jazz)
Face It Here It Is - Al Grey (Grey's Mood)
Goin' To Chicago - Ernestine Anderson (When The Sun Goes Down)
Hallelujah - Joe Williams/Sammy Davis Jr (Basie's Golden '58 )
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday)
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (Great Moments With...)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan (A Tribute To Andy Razaf)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (Night Train)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie (The Champ)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (Blues + Jazz)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella)
Splanky - George Gee (Swingin' Live!)
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (Take The A-Train)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (Sophisticated Swing Vol 1)
This is most definitely Lindy comfort food. Yum!
Jesse
Bwah! LOLROTF. Wondering when somone would say it. Though I'm surprised the Marvin Gay book didn't make the list; seems like you you hear him at every exchange, okay not the whole book just several songs night after night after night ...Travis wrote:
This is why I don't go to many exchanges.
Take the "A" Train - I play both the version off of the Ken Burns Jazz Duke Ellington, and the version off the Duke Ellington Blanton/Webster Band - I think they might be the same recording, although I've never bother to look. To me it's the classic version.scorpio wrote:many versions of both of these, especially A Train... what are your (and others) favorite renditions?djstarr wrote:Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
Goody Goody - Ella Fitzgerald
maybe it was the red lettering that triggered my reaction! After 2nd thought I withdraw Whistle Stop and Sing Sing Sing; while they are great newbie songs which I still hear a lot, they don't get played at exchanges...Lawrence wrote:Also, keep in mind the above post (and this one) was done tongue-in-cheek, like most posts.
Baby - I still hear several of these songs played regularly in Seattle, although usually at venues you don't frequent that often. However, I have heard you play O.P's Moten Swing occasionally [part of your limited groove selectionTravis wrote: This is why I don't go to many exchanges.
Haha. You must be thinking of "Easy Does It". I haven't played "Moten Swing" in a long time. That's funny because I did play "Easy Does It" during my only set at the first late night dance at ULHS.djstarr wrote:Baby - I still hear several of these songs played regularly in Seattle, although usually at venues you don't frequent that often. However, I have heard you play O.P's Moten Swing occasionally [part of your limited groove selection]
Trav, great set at late night...it was fun djing with ya that night. I don't remember hearing Easy Does It though, which version?Travis wrote:Haha. You must be thinking of "Easy Does It". I haven't played "Moten Swing" in a long time. That's funny because I did play "Easy Does It" during my only set at the first late night dance at ULHS.djstarr wrote:Baby - I still hear several of these songs played regularly in Seattle, although usually at venues you don't frequent that often. However, I have heard you play O.P's Moten Swing occasionally [part of your limited groove selection]
au contraire... it is always a bad thing to ruin a good thing.trev wrote: 97 and 98??
try 99, 00, 01, 02...
(not that it's necessarily a bad thing)
JesseMiner wrote:This is most definitely Lindy comfort food. Yum!
Jesse
("Hey, Dude, let's attack the Big Dog and prove how much better we are!!"main_stem wrote:Bwah! LOLROTF. Wondering when somone would say it. Though I'm surprised the Marvin Gay book didn't make the list; seems like you you hear him at every exchange, okay not the whole book just several songs night after night after night ...Travis wrote:This is why I don't go to many exchanges.