[Answered] Rumble, Sy Oliver

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jdbga · #1 Post by **jdbga** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:37 am

There's a video of Steve & Rebecca D. and another couple on their site. I'm hoping to find the name of the song in the video under "Summer Hummer 2001, Just Dance Lindy Hop". There are 2 dances under that heading, so the one I'm looking for is Song 1.

Here is the page: http://www.stevedandrebecca.com/performances.asp

The file in the Low Quality RM column is 1.8 meg. The file in the High Quality WMV column is 4.1 meg.

julius · #2 Post by **julius** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:30 am

you could email them through their website and ask them directly :)

*edit oops, never mind, didn't notice it was from a comp.

kitkat · #3 Post by **kitkat** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:06 pm

http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=293

jdbga · #4 Post by **jdbga** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:22 pm

Yeah I asked them a couple of weeks ago. Steven and Rebecca both responded. They didn't know the title.

I didn't see a similar song in the thread that Katie suggested either. I listened to clips of all the songs mentioned in that thread.

#5 Post by **JesseMiner** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:35 pm

Katie was probably just posting that thread to let you know that there is already a thread where people post when they want to have a song identified.

To answer your question as one of the DJs for that competition (Rayned being the other): The song is "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" by Duke Ellington. I'm not exactly sure of the specific recording but it is most likely from the late-50s.

I highly recommend a very similar hard-swinging version off of Ellington's Newport Jazz Festival (1959).

Jesse

Swifty · #6 Post by **Swifty** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:46 pm

Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.

jdbga · #7 Post by **jdbga** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 3:32 pm

That is the right song title for the Song 1 which is one notch underneath the Summer Hummer 2001 Song 1. Thanks for the reply though. I like "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" also. I will probably be on a quest to find the version in that video soon.

#8 Post by **JesseMiner** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 3:45 pm

jdbga wrote:That is the right song title for the Song 1 which one notch underneath the Summer Hummer 2001 Song 1. Thanks for the reply though. I like "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" also. I will probably be on a quest to find the version in that video soon.

Whoops. My bad. I accidentally downloaded and identified song 1 from New England Swing Dance Championships 2001 (Strictly Swing Advanced Lindy). I was not the DJ for that competition or for any competition at that event. No wonder I was having trouble placing the specific version.

To finally answer your question: song 1 from Summer Hummer 2001 (Just Dance Lindy Hop) would definitely be "Rumble" by Sy Oliver off of his album Yes Indeed. Rayned and I did DJ this one - you can see us in the background of the video.

Jesse

jdbga · #9 Post by **jdbga** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:21 pm

Yeah that's exactly the song! Thanks so much. After you said the title and artist, I couldn't find a clip available at the usual sources, so I went to samgoody.com and they had it. This is great. I'm probably gonna be a Sy Oliver fan once I hear more of his songs.

julius · #10 Post by **julius** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:06 pm

Sy Oliver was an awesome arranger. He did a lot of stuff for Lunceford and other bands. I'd be more specific but I'm actually ignorant.

Swifty · #11 Post by **Swifty** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:15 pm

julius wrote:Sy Oliver was an awesome arranger. He did a lot of stuff for Lunceford and other bands. I'd be more specific but I'm actually ignorant.

If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.

#12 Post by **JesseMiner** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:19 pm

Swifty wrote:If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.

To quote yourself:

Swifty wrote:Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.

Great CD though. I highly recommend it!

Jesse

CafeSavoy · #13 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:29 am

JesseMiner wrote:
Swifty wrote:If you're looking for awesome Oliver arrangements, check out this album.
To quote yourself:

Swifty wrote:Yeah, good luck trying to find that CD, it's not easy.
Great CD though. I highly recommend it!

Jesse

Tell me about it, i haven't come across that cd yet.

mousethief · #14 Post by **mousethief** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:52 am

Damn near impossible to to find. I've had it on order and wish lists for over a year.

Kalman

lindyholic · #15 Post by **lindyholic** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:12 am

I reccomend keeping your eyes pealed on Ebay, I've seen it up there a couple of times.

Harrison