ellington "it ain't what you do"?

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lipi · #1 Post by **lipi** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:22 pm

i checked allmusic and the discographies i had handy (read: none, because everything is in boxes following a move), but i can't find any recording of "'t ain't what you do (it's the way that you do it)" by duke ellington.

does anyone know of one and what album i may find it on? bonus points if it's on emusic, itunes, or amazon mp3.

failing that, any preferred ellington tracks for a shim sham? i could use "tuxedo junction", i suppose, form the memories of the big band era album.

Haydn · #2 Post by **Haydn** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:14 pm

Just listened to a few tracks, and I'm not sure if Ellington tracks work for a shim-sham.

anton · #3 Post by **anton** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:54 pm

Duke did not record 'Tain't What You Do, at least not according to Tom Lord's discography.

It's hard to find Ellington tracks with a straight AABA structure and without weird bridges and breaks. The only mid-tempo song I can think of that is straight enough is Take the A-Train.

mr. e · #4 Post by **mr. e** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:15 am

I could neither find that song by the duke on AMG, nor on the 40 CD "The Duke" box set that I have.

Mr Awesomer · #5 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:14 am

anton wrote:The only mid-tempo song I can think of that is straight enough is Take the A-Train.

Mid-tempo Shim-Sham is boring.

anton · #6 Post by **anton** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:23 pm

Mr Awesomer wrote:Mid-tempo Shim-Sham is boring.

Not as boring as your condescending remarks.

lipi · #7 Post by **lipi** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:35 pm

o.k., thanks for looking and chiming in, guys!

Mr Awesomer · #8 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:06 pm

anton wrote:
Mr Awesomer wrote:Mid-tempo Shim-Sham is boring.
Not as boring as your condescending remarks.

oooh... burn! haha

Watch Frankie leading different Shim-Shams... and you tell me when he's the most excited, and in turn the most entertaining.

anton · #9 Post by **anton** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:30 pm

Mr Awesomer wrote: Watch Frankie leading different Shim-Shams... and you tell me when he's the most excited, and in turn the most entertaining.

I define mid-tempo as 150-200 bpm. And I've never seen Frankie lead a shim-sham faster than that (and I suppose I never will now that he's gone)

dogpossum · #10 Post by **dogpossum** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:24 am

Mr Awesomer wrote:
anton wrote:The only mid-tempo song I can think of that is straight enough is Take the A-Train.
Mid-tempo Shim-Sham is boring.

But really slow shimsham is really stimulating.

zzzzoom · #11 Post by **zzzzoom** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:28 am

anton wrote:
Mr Awesomer wrote: Watch Frankie leading different Shim-Shams... and you tell me when he's the most excited, and in turn the most entertaining.
I define mid-tempo as 150-200 bpm. And I've never seen Frankie lead a shim-sham faster than that (and I suppose I never will now that he's gone)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrOqF7E ... PL&index=3

anton · #12 Post by **anton** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:40 am

zzzzoom wrote:[

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrOqF7E ... PL&index=3

Nice.

My verdict on Reuben as being condescending still holds though. As a moderator, he's not setting a very good example of conduct on this forum with his frequent unfriendly remarks.

fredo · #13 Post by **fredo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:25 am

all he did was state an opinion about mid-tempo shim shams? why get all bent out of shape?

and besides, it led to the posting of a fun fast shim sham video with Frankie, so what's the real harm?

A forum of only tacit agreement is boring.

Mr Awesomer · #14 Post by **Mr Awesomer** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:38 am

My favorite Frankie Shim-Sham moment was him leading it to Chick Webb's Stompin' at the Savoy. He was so excited. Don't think it's on video though.

And Anton, I think you're being way to sensitive. Stating an opinion about a dance is nothing like issues we've had in the past around here of arguments that led to name calling.

This wouldn't be a very interesting forum to read if we weren't bouncing our opinions off one another, and we all do it in different ways.

anton · #15 Post by **anton** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:01 am

Mr Awesomer wrote: And Anton, I think you're being way to sensitive. Stating an opinion about a dance is nothing like issues we've had in the past around here of arguments that led to name calling.

This wouldn't be a very interesting forum to read if we weren't bouncing our opinions off one another, and we all do it in different ways.

I don't mind your opinions at all. It's just the way you keep jumping into the middle of conversations with those hostile, slightly off-topic remarks that is starting to get on my nerves.