Favorite recordings of ..... King Porter Stomp?
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Favorite recordings of ..... King Porter Stomp?
Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.
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Have you heard the Manhattan Transfer version? It's pretty darn funny. It might make you change your mind.Bob the Builder wrote:Yes, it is very cool.
I really love King Porter Stomp. I haven't heard a recording yet that I don't like.
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I have two versions I play a lot - the one off of Mr. Jelly Lord; it's 175 bpm and somewhat mellow. There is another one off of Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great that is awesome - 220 bpm.
*barf*djstarr wrote:Have you heard the Manhattan Transfer version? It's pretty darn funny. It might make you change your mind.
Down in Houston they had a swing routine to this version of KPS. I begged and pleaded for them to use another recording of the tune.... poor souls.
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Brenda, I'm advising a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regards to you possibly owning a Manhattan Transfer album for DJing purposes.
I was involved in a DJ contest a long time ago where we each played different versions of a song, King Porter Stomp being one of them, and a friend of mine told me about this version! I did have Vocalese and at the start of my DJ career carried it for "Ray's Rockhouse", although Ray's version is of course much better. I always enjoyed listening to their version of Joyspring; not something you can dance to but the lyrics are cool. You'll be happy to know that Vocalese got kicked out of my collection a long time ago....fredo wrote: Brenda, I'm advising a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regards to you possibly owning a Manhattan Transfer album for DJing purposes.
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I think my favorite recording is the same one Paul is referring to. I'm at work and can't double check the liner notes to confirm.
My favroite version is by the Hoppin' Mad Orchestra from Vancouver BC. Sadly, no CD yet.
My favroite version is by the Hoppin' Mad Orchestra from Vancouver BC. Sadly, no CD yet.
Re: Favorite recordings of ..... King Porter Stomp?
Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factorEyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.
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I think that was Dizzy Gillespie's first recording.Jonas wrote:Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factorEyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.
/Jonas
Re: Favorite recordings of ..... King Porter Stomp?
Yep, it contains the first ever recorded solo by the 19-year-old John Birks Gillespie, according to the liner notes of "1935-1937" [Classics #645].CafeSavoy wrote:I think that was Dizzy Gillespie's first recording.Jonas wrote:Man, gotta change my mind and agree with you. That version is really kickin', it tops Goodman's for now, in part because of the greater "jank" factorEyeball wrote:Teddy Hill and His NBC Orchestra from 1937.
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