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#151 Post by trev » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:20 am

1flygirl wrote: Dinah by Count Basie
Is that the 1944 version? (Hindsight, Uncollected) Great track!

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#152 Post by Bob the Builder » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:00 pm

trev wrote:
1flygirl wrote: Dinah by Count Basie
Is that the 1944 version? (Hindsight, Uncollected) Great track!
Is that one of the recordings with Artie Shaw on it. ie a 1944 V-Disk (Jubalee recording).
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#153 Post by trev » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:54 pm

That's the one I was thinking of - Has a great "Oh, Lady Be Good", "Bird Calls", "Jumpin At The Woodside" & "Basie Boogie" etc on it.

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#154 Post by Matthew » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:45 am

Another Basie version of "Dinah" that I really like is a live one from The Golden Years, Vol. 3. It's only about two minutes long, but I think the energy and tempo are great.

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#155 Post by Matthew » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:28 am

"Forty-Second Street" - Joseph Robichaux and His New Orleans Rhythm Boys

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#156 Post by Toon Town Dave » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:10 am

Blues My Naughty Sweety Gives To Me - Sidney Bechet

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#157 Post by djstarr » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:57 pm

Has Anyone Here Seen Jackson - Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra w/Kitty Kallen.

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#158 Post by JSAlmonte » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:23 pm

djstarr wrote:Has Anyone Here Seen Jackson - Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra w/Kitty Kallen.
Good song. Kinda reminicent of Dippermouth Blues/Sugarfoot Stomp.

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#159 Post by Matthew » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:56 am

"Down Home Jump" - Lionel Hampton

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#160 Post by dancin_hanson » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:11 pm

Matthew wrote:"Down Home Jump" - Lionel Hampton
Great song! I love the drumming in that one........

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#161 Post by Allen » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:21 pm

I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants) by Georgia Washboard Stompers

Any version of Old Man Mose that I've found. The Wingy Manone version is great as are the Louis Armstrong versions.

Mahzel by Benny Goodman

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#162 Post by aklamo » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:23 am

Nate Dogg wrote:
Moonmist wrote:Well they used to sell it at their band's website, but since that's no longer, you might want to try Waterloo.


http://www.waterloorecords.com/v2.html
Yeah, Waterloo has some in stock.

Jeff, if you have a problem ordering it. PM me. While the band is broken up, the singer (Alice Spencer) still plays a few times a month in various other bands (ACME Song Co. being the most popular for dancers).

She played the Austin Lindy Exchange last year. A live recording of that event will be released in the near future (I don't know the exact date). If you like "Drop Me Off In Harlem", you will probably like the ALX album.

Nathan

PS - The second album by Victrola is not an ideal record for dancing. It is good for listening though.
Waterloo records is out of stock. Anybody have any ideas on how to get a copy?

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#163 Post by Albert System » Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:46 am

"Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"- Lionel Hampton. Can't get enough of this one....

But yesterday I heard this record and almost fainted- so beautiful:

"Deep in a Dream of You"- Helen Forrest w/ Artie Shaw

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#164 Post by Eyeball » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:54 pm

Allen wrote:Any version of Old Man Mose that I've found.
Ha! You have got to hear the notorious 1938 Eddy Duchin recording of that song. It's a pretty jumpy arrangement for his band which usually played 'society' type music. But on this recording not only is he swinging, but his female vocalist is singing the phrase "fuck it" at times instead of singing "bucket". She does it repeatedly. Lots of laffs.

And the other side of the record has likely one of the few if any Swing arrangements he ever did. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea."

Likely "OMMose" has come out on CD by now.

Good companion piece to the Bix/Joe Venuti side where Venuti is singing "Barnacle Bill the Shithead"

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#165 Post by sonofvu » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:36 pm

Jazz Martini - Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Exactly Like You - Ken "Snake Hips" Johnson and His West Indian Dance Band
Kingdom Of Swing - Benny Goodman
Pick-A-Rib - Benny Goodman
Yard work sucks. I would much rather dj.

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