Favourite recording of ... Shake That Thing?

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anton · #1 Post by **anton** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:52 am

That's another song that there seems to be loads of great versions of. I have recently enjoyed djing recordings by

Mora's Modern Rhythmists (2006)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band (2001)
Wynonie Harris (1954)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band (1947)

If I had to pick one, it would have to be Mora's.

fredo · #2 Post by **fredo** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:41 pm

Wingy Manone

here

and here

Travis · #3 Post by **Travis** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:56 pm

PHJB is my favorite by far.

russell · #4 Post by **russell** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:11 pm

My favourite is by Vince Giordano off the Aviator soundtrack.

Great energy and sound quality.

(though I will have to check the others

)

CountBasi · #5 Post by **CountBasi** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:39 pm

Travis wrote:PHJB is my favorite by far.

Ditto. And I saw them perform it live in Portland about a month before Christmas. I had to shake my thing.

kitkat · #6 Post by **kitkat** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:36 pm

Is this song getting common in the lindy scene? I don't think I've even heard of the song...

CountBasi · #7 Post by **CountBasi** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:43 pm

It's been around for at least a year, that I know of. I first heard it in a class at CJ last May.

fredo · #8 Post by **fredo** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:49 pm

I wouldn't say it's common in the lindy scene, but then again I don't dance very many places outside of Seattle these days.

It gets played here, but no more than any of the other solid numbers out there.

russell · #9 Post by **russell** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:13 pm

I have played the Vince Giordano version in Australia for several years. Great version for a solo charleston jam circle.

anton · #10 Post by **anton** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:02 am

CountBasi wrote:It's been around for at least a year, that I know of. I first heard it in a class at CJ last May.

It's been around since the 1920s!

I found the PHJB version when I picked up some random cds in New Orleans last year. It took a while before I realized that it was actually the same song as on Mora's latest cd. And, that it was also the same song that Peter Strom used in a class in Herrang last year (Wynonie Harris version)...

Cyrano de Maniac · #11 Post by **Cyrano de Maniac** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:05 am

kitkat wrote:Is this song getting common in the lindy scene? I don't think I've even heard of the song...

Well then Katie, I'll play Mora's version just for you if you promise to come out dancing tomorrow.

Heh. I just found I have an identically titled song by Lightnin' Hopkins off of a blues compilation. It swings pretty darn well, and has a totally different feel. Maybe I'll play them back to back.

Brent

Bob the Builder · #12 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:55 pm

I have a 1982 Sammy Price ,Melbourne recording with 3 local Artists.
It's a mid tempo with vocals. I really like it. It really doesn't sound anything like the 1920's recording of the title.

Brian

kitkat · #13 Post by **kitkat** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:19 pm

Well, I caught the Mora's version of this song when Brent played it in Minneapolis last night.

It made me want to do an around-the-room dance or a challenging old-fashioned one like people like Mike, Nina, Peter, Lance, etc. go around teaching. Since I'd been asked to dance by a relatively new dancer, I asked him to Peabody. But I would've hauled ass with many other dances if I'd been with someone who knew them.

It didn't make me want to lindy, breakaway, charleston, balboa, or shag, though. *shrug*

kitkat · #14 Post by **kitkat** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:13 pm

Funny - I've now heard it played a ton in my local scene and it's time to get my own copy. Yay PHPBB fora.