I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at leastSwifty wrote: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.
Favourite recording of ... Don't Be That Way?
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The knowledge is not the problem, and it's quite welcome... it's the way it's presented.Haydn wrote:I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at leastSwifty wrote: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.
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I like music of the 30s very much and it is what brought me into Jazz and Swing and big bands. I just don't care for that old-style, rinky tink, slap-tongue style of playing.GemZombie wrote:I've noticed this about your tastes. Those of us who like the Webb version probably like it because it's not *too* refined.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.
Also, many of us like the "rinky tink" 20's music.
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Thank you. No offense is rarely intended and things in print oftimes carry more weight than they would aurally.Haydn wrote:I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at leastSwifty wrote: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.
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I rarely use my moderator buttons around here, but I just have to keep things on topic. Let's everyone (including me) drop the disruptive jabs and be constructive.
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Yes, they were quite good if we were fighting on Jive Junction of yesteryear, however we're on SwingDJs which is one of the few constructive music/dance sites left... even if much of it doesn't mesh with my personal tastes. Deleted posts aren't saved; if you're attached to your musings you should consider archiving them among your personal files before releasing them to the wild. Now, can we get back on topic?Eyeball wrote:Could I get copies of my deleted posts, please? I thought they were very good. Thank you.
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It seems that there are two Chick Webb versions of "don't be that way" from 1934 and 1937. I think the 1937 version is the more common.
1934 Classics 1929-34
1937 The Orchestras of 1936-1937
Feb 19, 1936-Sep 23, 1937
1934 Classics 1929-34
1937 The Orchestras of 1936-1937
Feb 19, 1936-Sep 23, 1937
http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... light=jankEyeball 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.
For historical reference. Any further discussion on the word please reply on the thread listed so we can keep our conversation "on topic". Thanks!
I have both CDs, and have just checked the recording details. The one on 'Classics 1929-34' was recorded in 1934 in New York for Decca. The one on 'Orchestras of 1936-1937' was recorded in 1936 in New York on a 16" transcription for radio broadcast. This later version is faster.CafeSavoy wrote:It seems that there are two Chick Webb versions of "don't be that way" from 1934 and 1937. I think the 1937 version is the more common.
1934 Classics 1929-34
1937 The Orchestras of 1936-1937
Feb 19, 1936-Sep 23, 1937
The one I was referring to is the 1934 version from the Hep CD "Rhythm Man". It's the same as the 1934 version off the Classics CD "1929-1934".CafeSavoy wrote:It seems that there are two Chick Webb versions of "don't be that way" from 1934 and 1937. I think the 1937 version is the more common.
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