"Local" songs

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Yakov · #16 Post by **Yakov** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:09 am

yes, i did know that!

I would be very unlikely to ever play that, anyway...

(I think I read someplace that it was the number of the hotel where they played.)

Lawrence · #17 Post by **Lawrence** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:23 am

Swifty wrote:
Yakov wrote:so... are we pittsburghers stuck with "pennsylvania 6-5000?"
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Pennsylvania 6-5000 was a telephone number in New York City. (ie PE6-5000)

Only because you mentioned it, I think it's actually PA6-5000.

julius · #18 Post by **julius** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:26 am

PE6-5000 seems correct.

http://www.ourwebhome.com/tenp/tenproject.html

It is the number of the hotel Pennsylvania. Apparently you can still dial it.

http://www.hotelpenn.com/tourhistory.htm

Lawrence · #19 Post by **Lawrence** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:36 am

julius wrote:PE6-5000 seems correct.

http://www.ourwebhome.com/tenp/tenproject.html

It is the number of the hotel Pennsylvania. Apparently you can still dial it.

http://www.hotelpenn.com/tourhistory.htm

Huhm.... I stand corrected.

#20 Post by **JesseMiner** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:53 am

Speaking of which, the phone number for Birdland is JUdson6-5454 (like the Hotel Pennsylvania is PEnnsylvia6-5000). Slim Galliard mentions it several times on his live album, Slim Galliard at Birdland 1951. I highly recommend it.

Jesse

lipi · #21 Post by **lipi** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:44 am

it's ancient thread re-kindling time.

i'm really enjoying "san francisco bay blues" from don ewell's "denver concert with barbara dane" album (available on emusic and amazon mp3). i also heard barry "big b" brenner do a great version at inspiration weekend (i think) last year (streaming mp3 online).

do you know of another good version?
any other san francisco songs you recommend?

zipthebird · #22 Post by **zipthebird** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:30 pm

Every once in a while, I play the version on Blues over Bodega, by Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band.

Synecdoche · #23 Post by **Synecdoche** » Mon May 11, 2009 8:39 am

Not very dance-able, and indeed not very PC, but "Hong Kong Blues" by Hoagie Carmichael. I play it occasionally here.

#24 Post by **JesseMiner** » Mon May 11, 2009 6:59 pm

lipi wrote:any other san francisco songs you recommend?

"San Francisco Blues" by Peggy Lee is always popular. Her album Blues Cross Country provides many "local" songs.

Jesse

lipi · #25 Post by **lipi** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:24 pm

zipthebird wrote:Every once in a while, I play the version on Blues over Bodega, by Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band.

thanks! i just downloaded this from emusic and i like it. there's a funny glitch 2 or so seconds in--the sound seems to switch between channels a bit. do you have that on your copy, too, or is that a glitch in emusic's encoding?

lipi · #26 Post by **lipi** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:25 pm

JesseMiner wrote: "San Francisco Blues" by Peggy Lee is always popular. Her album Blues Cross Country provides many "local" songs. :)

that album is unfortunately out of print. it's definitely on my wishlist, though!

zipthebird · #27 Post by **zipthebird** » Thu May 14, 2009 6:11 am

lipi wrote:
zipthebird wrote:Every once in a while, I play the version on Blues over Bodega, by Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band.
thanks! i just downloaded this from emusic and i like it. there's a funny glitch 2 or so seconds in--the sound seems to switch between channels a bit. do you have that on your copy, too, or is that a glitch in emusic's encoding?

Happens in my copy too, but if you fade it up a little slower than normal, nobody will notice.

anton · #28 Post by **anton** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:41 am

It sounds like an analog tape glitch. I doubt that anyone will be bothered by it - the only sound defect that most dancers seem to notice is if you accidently pause the song for five seconds in the middle