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

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Haydn · #31 Post by **Haydn** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:29 am

Swifty 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.

I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at least

Mr Awesomer · #32 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:42 am

Haydn wrote:
Swifty 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.
I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at least

The knowledge is not the problem, and it's quite welcome... it's the way it's presented.

Eyeball · #33 Post by **Eyeball** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:53 am

GemZombie wrote:
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.

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.

Eyeball · #34 Post by **Eyeball** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:55 am

Haydn wrote:
Swifty 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.
I focus on EB's extensive knowledge of music which is very welcome, to me at least

Thank you. No offense is rarely intended and things in print oftimes carry more weight than they would aurally.

Mr Awesomer · #35 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:45 am

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.

Yes, yes, I know... my hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Eyeball · #36 Post by **Eyeball** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:15 am

Could I get copies of my deleted posts, please? I thought they were very good. Thank you.

Mr Awesomer · #37 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:22 am

Eyeball wrote:Could I get copies of my deleted posts, please? I thought they were very good. Thank you.

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 · #38 Post by **Eyeball** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:34 am

Yes.........

zzzzoom · #39 Post by **zzzzoom** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:57 am

Not exactly my favorite (my vote is the the Chick Webb version) but I have a very nice rendition by the Kansas City Five from the box set "From Spirituals to Swing". Very bluesy . . .

Toon Town Dave · #40 Post by **Toon Town Dave** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:45 pm

DBTW isn't one I often DJ for Lindy Hop. But I do like Hamp's version, I forgot about that one and haven't spun it in ages. Thanks for the reminder.

CafeSavoy · #41 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:27 pm

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

djstarr · #42 Post by **djstarr** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:19 pm

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.

http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... light=jank

For historical reference. Any further discussion on the word please reply on the thread listed so we can keep our conversation "on topic". Thanks!

Haydn · #43 Post by **Haydn** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:19 pm

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

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.

Jonas · #44 Post by **Jonas** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:57 am

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.

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".

/Jonas

dancin_hanson · #45 Post by **dancin_hanson** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:17 am

Me too.