Last weekend, I was DJ'ing at Minor Swing in Gothenburg (Sweden) with my fellow DJ friends Janne Börjesson and Johan Frick. Janne and I were discussing about different versions of well-known songs and he showed me a version of Rigamarole that I probably heard before but didn't … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #219: Rigamarole
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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #218: Dickie’s Dream
I realized that when I'm writing about new album releases here on Swing DJ Resources then songs from those albums never get featured in the Song of the Week series. That is really too bad. Let's change it. One song I have spun quite often lately is Dickie's Dream Little Swing … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #218: Dickie’s Dream
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #217: I’ve Found A New Baby
It's been almost a year since I posted a version of I've Found A New Baby. If you're a first time visitor here then you should know that this song is one of my all-time favorites and I love to collect as many versions as I could find. Today's version is already the sixth … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #217: I’ve Found A New Baby
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #216: Flying Home
Gypsy Jazz. You love it or hate it. While I never would play a full DJ set only with gypsy jazz tracks, I love to mix a few of them into my sets. One of those tracks is a great version of a well known tune, most famous by Lionel Hampton (Song of the Week #178) who co-wrote the … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #216: Flying Home
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #215: Big John’s Special
During 2000-2004, I was member of a performance troupe in Zürich Switzerland called "punkt8." One song we used for a group choreography was "Big John's Special." But because we practiced that much with that song, I rarely used it as DJ, I considered it overplayed :). However, … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #215: Big John’s Special
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