Favourite recording of ... Don't Be That Way?

Everything about the swinging music we love to DJ

Moderators: Mr Awesomer, JesseMiner, CafeSavoy

Message
Author
User avatar
Ryan
Posts: 129
Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 5:15 pm
Location: LA to NY-Fuckin-C

#16 Post by Ryan » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:27 am

Benny Goodman Live at the Rainbow Grill. Yale Recordings Volume 6.

Haydn
Posts: 1277
Joined: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:36 am
Location: London

#17 Post by Haydn » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:27 am

GemZombie wrote:My favorite version of Don't Be that way comes from a Lionel Hampton Combo recording. (It's on the first disc of the proper box set - "Hot Mallets").
You mean this one?

User avatar
GemZombie
Posts: 772
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2002 2:46 pm
Location: Alpharetta, GA (Formerly SLO, CA)
Contact:

#18 Post by GemZombie » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:40 am

yup

User avatar
Jonas
Posts: 172
Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:00 am
Location: Uppsala, Sweden

#19 Post by Jonas » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:59 am

GemZombie wrote:My favorite version of Don't Be that way comes from a Lionel Hampton Combo recording. (It's on the first disc of the proper box set - "Hot Mallets"). The Chick Webb version is a very close second... and depending on what I'm in the mood for, they may swap positions.
For a slow dancing alternative to Chick's flag waver, the Hamp combo would absolutely be my pick too, anchored nicely by the solid, "heavy", four-to-the-bar time keeping by Allen Reuss, giving ample space for some great soloing, and then especially those deep sax tones, they really get me going :D

/Jonas

User avatar
Matthew
Posts: 421
Joined: Sat May 17, 2003 7:31 am
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

#20 Post by Matthew » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:32 pm

Basie, from The Golden Years, Vol. 2. Lots of Basie and Lester Young.

User avatar
djstarr
Posts: 1043
Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2003 2:09 pm
Location: Seattle

#21 Post by djstarr » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:13 pm

I got a request when I dj'ed at Herrang for the version of Don't be that Way that Ella and Louis do - it's on "Ella and Louis again". Very nice for a slow/blues version.

and I concur, if I'm dj'ing a lindy hop dance I will always play the Chick Webb version over the slower Benny Goodman one. The Chick Webb version makes the BG one sound apathetic.

User avatar
Eyeball
Posts: 1919
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:11 am
Contact:

#22 Post by Eyeball » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:40 pm

djstarr wrote: The Chick Webb version makes the BG one sound apathetic.
Why? Because it is faster?
Will big bands ever come back?

User avatar
JesseMiner
Posts: 1034
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 5:36 pm
Location: San Francisco, CA
Contact:

Re: Favourite recording of ... Don't Be That Way?

#23 Post by JesseMiner » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:18 pm

Haydn wrote:The question about Christopher Columbus seemed to arouse some interest, so here's another one. What's your favourite version of 'Don't Be That Way', composed by Edgar Sampson.
I will reference Reuben's answer here.

And two other personal favorite versions that I love to play are from:

Gene Harris - Best Of The Concord Years
Jess Stacy - Tribute To Benny Goodman

Jesse

User avatar
djstarr
Posts: 1043
Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2003 2:09 pm
Location: Seattle

#24 Post by djstarr » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:21 pm

Eyeball wrote:
djstarr wrote: The Chick Webb version makes the BG one sound apathetic.
Why? Because it is faster?
No, it has more "jank" sound. Thumpety thumpety rhythm; or to me the Chick Webb one is more "hot" while I find the BG one a little "sweet", nothing to do with tempo. I also like the little saxophone trills during the last chorus.

User avatar
Eyeball
Posts: 1919
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:11 am
Contact:

#25 Post by Eyeball » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:35 pm

DJStarr uses a word with which counsel is not familiar; namely - "jank".

FWIW - I find the Webb version of DBTW rather clumsy and not too far removed from a voo-dee-oh-doh rinky tink 20s recording.
Will big bands ever come back?

User avatar
Swifty
Posts: 448
Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2002 7:53 pm
Location: NY, NY
Contact:

#26 Post by Swifty » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:45 pm

You're a counsel now?

My favorite version is the Hamp version but I recently acquired the version by Jess Stacy & The Famous Sidemen that Jesse mentioned, and I'm enjoying quite a bit.
"Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching."

User avatar
dogpossum
Posts: 299
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:42 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact:

#27 Post by dogpossum » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:23 am

GemZombie wrote:My favorite version of Don't Be that way comes from a Lionel Hampton Combo recording. (It's on the first disc of the proper box set - "Hot Mallets").
This is my favourite too. It's one of those friendly tempo/chunky rhythm versions that gets a slumpy crowd up and dancing again.

User avatar
Mr Awesomer
Posts: 1089
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 10:21 pm
Location: Altadena, CA
Contact:

#28 Post by Mr Awesomer » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:41 am

Eyeball wrote:DJStarr uses a word with which counsel is not familiar.
Need a "judge" remind you what has happened when you've annoyed "juries" in the past?
Reuben Brown
Southern California

User avatar
Swifty
Posts: 448
Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2002 7:53 pm
Location: NY, NY
Contact:

#29 Post by Swifty » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:29 am

GuruReuben wrote:
Eyeball wrote:DJStarr uses a word with which counsel is not familiar.
Need a "judge" remind you what has happened when you've annoyed "juries" in the past?
I hate to derail the thread, but I'm not starting a new one solely to address this.

All cute court-room analogies aside - you're becoming increasingly arrogant and condescending on this board, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't appreciate it.

Maybe you can just take it down a notch or two for everyone's sake?
"Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching."

User avatar
GemZombie
Posts: 772
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2002 2:46 pm
Location: Alpharetta, GA (Formerly SLO, CA)
Contact:

#30 Post by GemZombie » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:08 am

Eyeball wrote:DJStarr uses a word with which counsel is not familiar; namely - "jank".

FWIW - I find the Webb version of DBTW rather clumsy and not too far removed from a voo-dee-oh-doh rinky tink 20s recording.
I've noticed this about your tastes. Those of us who like the Webb version probably like it because it's not *too* refined.

Also, many of us like the "rinky tink" 20's music.

Locked