hmf. well, that didn’t work. If you go here you can hear the song I’m currently (well, eternally) obsessing about. Duke Ellington’s Stompy Jones, recorded on Victor in 1938. It’s 200bpms. Nice for lindy hopping. There’s also a version by Sidney Bechet which I don’t like quite as much – I get a bit too much of the Bechet action.
There’s a big chunk in Gunther Shuller’s book about this song and its rhythmic complexities. I just like it cause it’s bouncy and feels like it’s going somewhere. I don’t think I’ve ever DJed it.
…I did just write a bit about why it’s nice, but MT went wacked and I lost it. So just imagine.
