[Answered] John Brown's Body, Monty Alexander
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[Answered] John Brown's Body, Monty Alexander
You played a Monty Alexander song at ALX this year that had at 5 people up at the DJ booth by the end of it. I think I heard you say it was off the "Alexander The Great" LP- is that right? What was the song name? And how'd you get the LP/ who put it on CD for you?
Really enjoyed your stuff by the wauy,
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Really enjoyed your stuff by the wauy,
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Here it is on AMG
I actually heard about it from Sylvia Sykes.. she told me about having it in the 60's and wearing it out.. it took a few months, but I eventually found a copy. (two actually, and one got lost in the mail)
There's actually a sealed copy online right now for $40, which is only a little more than I paid for my sorta dingy copy.
I actually heard about it from Sylvia Sykes.. she told me about having it in the 60's and wearing it out.. it took a few months, but I eventually found a copy. (two actually, and one got lost in the mail)
There's actually a sealed copy online right now for $40, which is only a little more than I paid for my sorta dingy copy.
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Jeremy! Wassssuuuupppppp?
Indeed, kudos once again to Kevin for one of those very rare moments where seemingly none of the other DJs heard that song, *and* we all loved it and came running to the booth after it was over to find out what the hell it was. I don't know if I even thanked my partner! LOL!
Indeed, kudos once again to Kevin for one of those very rare moments where seemingly none of the other DJs heard that song, *and* we all loved it and came running to the booth after it was over to find out what the hell it was. I don't know if I even thanked my partner! LOL!
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yeah.. he gave me a track from Swingmatism that I couldn't use or play in public, so I gave him the JBB track, meaning to apply the same rules, but I think I forgot to clarify.. :)
there's another track or two with similar builds and falls and changes and stuff, but the melodies & rhythm aren't nearly as nice.
there's another track or two with similar builds and falls and changes and stuff, but the melodies & rhythm aren't nearly as nice.
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Since the actual song title was never mentioned, and the AMG link is dead, anyone want to complete this one?
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It's "John Brown's Body", track 1 of the LP "Alexander the Great" by Monty Alexander. There's another thread about this very album: http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... 0965d7940e
There's still no CD release. There's a Monty Alexander boxed set with the same title, but it doesn't contain that LP. I've almost ordered it, oh, maybe three times now, hoping that the included version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is similar.
There's still no CD release. There's a Monty Alexander boxed set with the same title, but it doesn't contain that LP. I've almost ordered it, oh, maybe three times now, hoping that the included version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is similar.