Favourite recording of ... Moten Swing?
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Favourite recording of ... Moten Swing?
Well we can't leave this one out . I'm always hearing different versions, and I never know what they are. Most are modern, and they always seem to work - it's that sort of number. I think my favourite is by Andy Kirk, arranged by Mary Lou Williams, but the sound quality is poor. There's a good modern version of this by 'Big Band Sounds', which is available on iTunes.
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I really dig the Willie Smith version with Les Paul on the Proper Guitar Box.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop- ... 88-6339846
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop- ... 88-6339846
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"Moten Swing" is one of my all-time favorite melodies for dancing! Though I prefer the later arrangement of the song.
My favorites that I regularly play when I DJ are from:
Ray Anthony - Swing Back To The 40's
Oscar Peterson - Night Train
Lindy Hop Heaven - Goin' To Lindy Land
Slam Stewart - Slam Bam (Definitive Black And Blue Sessions)
Jonah Jones - I Dig Jonah
I'm always surprised that one of the many Basie versions doesn't make my list, but I've yet to find a version I enjoy dance-wise as much as the above.
Jesse
My favorites that I regularly play when I DJ are from:
Ray Anthony - Swing Back To The 40's
Oscar Peterson - Night Train
Lindy Hop Heaven - Goin' To Lindy Land
Slam Stewart - Slam Bam (Definitive Black And Blue Sessions)
Jonah Jones - I Dig Jonah
I'm always surprised that one of the many Basie versions doesn't make my list, but I've yet to find a version I enjoy dance-wise as much as the above.
Jesse
Vintage: Harry James from "Snooty Fruity"
Hi-Fi: Can't pick among the dozens of Basie versions.
Edit: Forgot about the Kansas City version, which I ironically didn't like at first (way back in the Neo days), but absolutely love now. It is one of my steadfast fallback songs: if all goes wrong and the vibe is completely screwed up, play KC Moten Swing to get things back on track.
Hi-Fi: Can't pick among the dozens of Basie versions.
Edit: Forgot about the Kansas City version, which I ironically didn't like at first (way back in the Neo days), but absolutely love now. It is one of my steadfast fallback songs: if all goes wrong and the vibe is completely screwed up, play KC Moten Swing to get things back on track.
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Two people have mentioned this now. Is this a band called Kansas City, or the soundtrack of a film by that name? (Sorry, but I've never heard of it.)julius wrote:I like the Kansas City soundtrack version. The opening notes are slightly out of tune and disjointed, like the band is really relaxed and having fun.
Can you give a link to the CD on allmusic?
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 6ktr6qkl5xHaydn wrote:Two people have mentioned this now. Is this a band called Kansas City, or the soundtrack of a film by that name? (Sorry, but I've never heard of it.)julius wrote:I like the Kansas City soundtrack version. The opening notes are slightly out of tune and disjointed, like the band is really relaxed and having fun.
Can you give a link to the CD on allmusic?
(vol. 2, with great King Porter Stomp: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... cibkg9kakm)
/Jonas
Thanks JonasJonas wrote:http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 6ktr6qkl5xHaydn wrote:Two people have mentioned this now. Is this a band called Kansas City, or the soundtrack of a film by that name? (Sorry, but I've never heard of it.)julius wrote:I like the Kansas City soundtrack version. The opening notes are slightly out of tune and disjointed, like the band is really relaxed and having fun.
Can you give a link to the CD on allmusic?
(vol. 2, with great King Porter Stomp: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... cibkg9kakm)
/Jonas