"Weather Bird Rag" - Tuba Skinny

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • A new tune for the band, King Oliver's "Weather Bird Rag", written in 1923 by Louis Armstrong. At the d.b.a., July 2, 2021.

Komentáře • 115

  • @sionhanson2326
    @sionhanson2326 Před 3 lety +2

    Paonia and Aspen Colorado. I got to sit in the front row for 4 TS shows last month. Had the opportunity to visit with the band members. Definitely the high water mark of my summer.

  • @duendeverde8319
    @duendeverde8319 Před 3 lety +33

    True to his stylest Tuba Skinny shows with intensity the feelings of jazz lovers Tuba Skinny the ultimate band

  • @ztahs
    @ztahs Před 3 lety +6

    These guys NEVER disappoint. Simply great music.

  • @mikesahle1193
    @mikesahle1193 Před 3 lety +7

    Thank you 🙏 great 👍 thumbs up 👍 video.he fixed it under two minutes,playing amazing 😻. Thank you 🙏 all tuba skinny camera 🎥 person too.

    • @sandragriffiths9692
      @sandragriffiths9692 Před 3 lety

      Indeed a wonderful joint effort for our delictation, thank you all, it is wonderful

    • @mikesahle1193
      @mikesahle1193 Před 3 lety +1

      👍🆗🙏✅❤️. ☝️🕺 tuba skinny. Thanks S. G.

  • @haraldroehl978
    @haraldroehl978 Před 3 lety +1

    einfach nur Klasse. Gut sie hier hören und sehen u können.

  • @fernandomusicoautodidacta1977

    Thanks friend for sharing it, greetings from Spain. I love this kind of music, I have been following them for a long time. These styles of music are not appreciated here, there are very few people who value these styles. Since I was about 8 years old I have loved these styles, such as: jazz, dixie, ragtime, gipsi jazz, I have always been the weirdo of my friends, today at 43 years old, I am even weirder because I still like them. Every day I need to listen to this music, my daughters listen to them, especially the little 7-year-old who already knows jazz songs that few know how to distinguish.

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety +5

      Fernando, you are in good company here. We all appreciate this music. Welcome to the club!

    • @fernandomusicoautodidacta1977
      @fernandomusicoautodidacta1977 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JamesSterling Thanks for your work and friendship

    • @alfred_artpix9896
      @alfred_artpix9896 Před 3 lety +2

      Fernando, I'm such a weirdo too! I was 14 when this kind of music grabbed me ... but now I'm 72 and it's still no better ... so don't worry !! Especially since Tuba Skinny has delighted us all with so much inspiration, with so much soul for this music and with such outstanding and talented professionalism ... and we thanks to the technology and people like James, who thankfully make it available to us and we can practically participate "live" in it ... it got "much worse with the addiction" - practically hopeless ... ;-) ... !
      (As James wrote: "Welcome to the club")

    • @fernandomusicoautodidacta1977
      @fernandomusicoautodidacta1977 Před 3 lety +4

      @@alfred_artpix9896 You are very right. Excuse my translation, I know little English and the translator helped me a lot. When I was 16 years old I already listened to Cahrlie Parker, I studied saxophone and in these years I have been learning rare instruments. Everyone called me crazy to listen to styles like those of Tuba Skinny, but it helped me a lot to get out of what we listen to in Spain, which is usually a lot of Latin music and styles typical of our land. I listen to a lot of music of all styles, but what catches me is jazz, skinny tuba and styles that are not heard so much around here. I have learned to play many instruments on my own and it is thanks to groups of listeners or people who upload their recordings, I cannot resist trying new things and Tuba Skinny I have to listen to it at least once a day to make me happy. I love this music. Thanks as he says to James, I can hear a style that always caught me, I go back to my 16 years. Thank you for your advice and for your time, I greet you from Asturias / Spain.
      I love his joy and humor

    • @sergeymatveev3690
      @sergeymatveev3690 Před 3 lety +1

      @@fernandomusicoautodidacta1977 p

  • @stevegrooms1142
    @stevegrooms1142 Před 3 lety +21

    What a blessing, we are apparently getting a TS tune not before recorded. My memory is poor for numbers, but I think Pops Coffee has documented nearly 400 individual tunes for this band. And I think I recall hearing that King Oliver numbers are often tricky. Shaye cues her buddies more than usual, suggesting that this piece is challenging and new for the band. As always, thanks James!

  • @PopsCoffee
    @PopsCoffee Před 3 lety +19

    Many thanks, James, for travelling there to capture this première performance for us. As one who likes to look under the bonnet, here's what I think I find:
    00:03 INTRODUCTION - 4 bars establishing the key as A flat
    00:09 THEME A - 16 bars in A flat
    00:31 THEME B -16 bars in A flat, very much on a repeated V - I chord pattern, with Barnabus taking the mini-breaks on some of the even-numbered bars
    00:53 THEME B - Craig improvising over the 16 bars
    01:15 THEME A - we're back (on a head signal from Shaye) to the first melody
    01:38 BRIDGE - again, on a signal from Shaye, we proceed to the 4-bar link passage
    01:43 THEME C - led by Barnabus on trombone, a new theme still in A flat, starting with a curious 2-bar 'break', with another on bars 9 and 10
    02:05 THEME C - Shaye's turn, also featuring the 2-bar break at the start and in bars 9 and 10
    02:27 THEME C - ensemble, 16 bars, but this time with a break taken by Craig on Bars 7 and 8
    02:50 THEME C - featuring Todd, but with Robin taking the breaks this time on Bars 1,2, 9 and 10
    03:11 THEME C - featuring Jason and including those breaks
    03:32 THEME C - ensemble, with Robin taking a break on bars 7 and 8
    03:53 THEME C - ensemble, with clarinet, trombone and cornet sharing the break at bars 7 and 8
    04:15 CODA - two bars
    Note that THEME C lends itself to 2-bar breaks on bars 1,2 9 and 10 (such as were played in the 1923 King Oliver recording); but it also lends itself to a more conventional 2-bar break on bars 7 and 8, as three times here (not done in the Oliver recording).
    Unusually, there are no key changes in this rag.

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety +3

      Pops, I don't recall ever hearing them perform this tune before. Do you?

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee Před 3 lety +7

      Shaye (when on piano) used to play it with Norbert Susemihl; but I think it's new to Tuba Skinny. The fact that Shaye considers it necessary to give so many signals suggests that it is still bedding in.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee Před 3 lety +4

      Enjoy the trip!

    • @stewartfenton7660
      @stewartfenton7660 Před 3 lety +4

      @@busterhyman103 you won't get there if somebody doesn't build it.

    • @sandragriffiths9692
      @sandragriffiths9692 Před 3 lety +4

      @@busterhyman103 But it is great for those that want it, you don't have to read it, just enjoy this wonderful band of exceptionally gifted players your own way and let us do the same.

  • @miffy9871
    @miffy9871 Před 2 lety +1

    What a beautiful cornet sound and solo. So musical, and no needless screeching or unnecessary flanneling. Keep up the good work tubaskinny.

  • @BruceEEvans1
    @BruceEEvans1 Před 3 lety +5

    Really nice work by the horns.

  • @mikejung3908
    @mikejung3908 Před 3 lety +4

    Brilliant as always, thank you guys and girls❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

  • @johnking2551
    @johnking2551 Před 3 lety +20

    Excellent!! Thanks, James for recording and posting this.

  • @alfred_artpix9896
    @alfred_artpix9896 Před 3 lety +17

    Many thanks for recording and uploading, James. Bravo Tuba Skinny !

  • @elianadelpizzo5121
    @elianadelpizzo5121 Před 3 lety +7

    Ohhhh!!!! minha banda preferida no palco!!!!😂🤗👏👏👏👏😘

  • @MarkBlairs-Stooge-Channel
    @MarkBlairs-Stooge-Channel Před 3 lety +10

    Thanks for sharing James. This is another great cover. I particularly enjoyed Craig's work on this one. Nice to see Jason back as well.

  • @emiliolopezify
    @emiliolopezify Před 3 lety +10

    Thank you James.
    A wonderful performance.
    You have brightened my day just now.
    Lovely Regards to you Dave from Berlin Germany. 👋

  • @dorothyorr3724
    @dorothyorr3724 Před 3 lety

    Your amazing A BREATH OF FRESH AIR xxxx

  • @edmondmcdowell9690
    @edmondmcdowell9690 Před 2 lety

    A gift to the ear.

  • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
    @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Před 3 lety +4

    I didn't think I had heard them play this one before. Thanks for posting James!😊

  • @gritskennedy5007
    @gritskennedy5007 Před 3 lety

    Hot Damn you are on point as always and all kinds of on fire!! TUBA SKINNY YOU ARE THE BEST JAZZ BAND EVER BLUES JAZZ DIXIE RAGTIME what a performance. If ever i was rich enough I could come listen to you play in person..that would be a dream come true...i love you guys so much well i reckon i better go you are the music i listen to daily...you and Latasha Lee..you guys would love her shes r & b soul really great music different genre but old soul just like you all..or us all...lol..take good care and please know i am sending you good vibes from lil ole me to all yall.

  • @YooLookMarvelous
    @YooLookMarvelous Před 3 lety +4

    I love how this band improvises. I'd love to see them live. (I'm in CT, hint hint)

  • @frederickwise5238
    @frederickwise5238 Před 3 lety +3

    Kudos for the quick change of that broken guitar string!!

  • @oscarnitto7275
    @oscarnitto7275 Před 3 lety +1

    Muy buena!!! Tuba skinny son fantasticos, gran trabajo!!!!!

  • @michaelfoxbrass
    @michaelfoxbrass Před 3 lety +1

    What a band!

  • @harrymarshall
    @harrymarshall Před 3 lety +1

    ,, James, I might not know their wiki !! But, I know Tuba Skinny r the finest,, thanks 4 yr work thanx 4 us all ,, thank you Tuba Skinny ‼️ pls come again to Europe n UK soon,, we love you 💋
    ,, 😏🕊️🤍✨✨✨🏆💐xx

  • @dutchharrysm8
    @dutchharrysm8 Před 3 lety +1

    That was just lovely.

  • @Thursdaym2
    @Thursdaym2 Před 3 lety +1

    Makes me feel even better.

  • @jeffreyjorgensen887
    @jeffreyjorgensen887 Před rokem

    Shaye Cohn - whether you're jamming trumpet, violin, piano - or leading the band - working with Erika, doing the awesome lonesome doves music - you are just an amazing and incredible musician and person - a gift to this world - God bless you and all your excellent bandmates - you are a source of joy in this often times bleak world.

  • @williamconrad4292
    @williamconrad4292 Před 3 lety +1

    As always great ear candy

  • @luishumbertoolivarhoyo6976

    Saludos desde Venezuela !! Felicitaciones

  • @flagwanker6346
    @flagwanker6346 Před 3 lety +6

    Love the string change. Just shows that when you have not got a roady, you do it yourself

    • @jalopyding9743
      @jalopyding9743 Před 3 lety +2

      Indeed at 0:55 Greg's guitar string broke, he replace the string, move away for awhile to tune the new string, and at 2:50 he was back strumming again. The band rolls like well oiled machine, no interruption felt.

    • @ianlambert8034
      @ianlambert8034 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jalopyding9743 They are visual as well as acoustic experience!

    • @jalopyding9743
      @jalopyding9743 Před 3 lety

      @@ianlambert8034 you are right, if you love something, you started pay attention to other detail than main attraction.

  • @mikierp
    @mikierp Před 3 lety +2

    classic intertwining of happiness ... Mikie

  • @DanielCPurdy
    @DanielCPurdy Před 3 lety +6

    A great song, well done, even with repairs needing done in the middle.

  • @orion290
    @orion290 Před 3 lety +1

    Shaye ....que estupendo "solo".....ojalá tan talentosa señorita siga deleitándonos....bueno TODOS SON TALENTOSOS....pero Shaye en su rol ...es única ....Shaye

  • @peter53k
    @peter53k Před 3 lety +1

    If I could give more than one thumb up ... would be 10 or so.

  • @rropo1
    @rropo1 Před 3 lety +2

    Great! Give us more Hot5 and 7 tunes - Tuba Skinny do them so well!!

  • @hanslarsson3445
    @hanslarsson3445 Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent as always. Would love to hear Shaye play it in a duo with guitar as Armstrong did with Earl Hines

  • @peterh.schindler5444
    @peterh.schindler5444 Před 3 lety

    Super!

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke Před 3 lety +2

    Squidward has gotten really good! The whole band, though, is awesome!!

  • @janebarsumian2585
    @janebarsumian2585 Před 3 lety

    Enjoyed it!

  • @bummblebeesinacanwow4769
    @bummblebeesinacanwow4769 Před 3 lety +13

    As a drummer in a mobile home with no place to play, a washboard kit seems like a good compromise!

    • @JiveDadson
      @JiveDadson Před 3 lety +3

      You'll need a woman singer to play bass drum.

    • @CobinRain
      @CobinRain Před 3 lety

      Or…..try a cajon! We have one….great for jazz

  • @donaldbucher472
    @donaldbucher472 Před 2 lety

    This one TS must have approached with caution because it is one of Louis Armstrong’s greatest solos. It was fun hearing Ms. Cohn reference aspects of it, in her Bix Beiderbecke-like fluency.

  • @davidmccabe4041
    @davidmccabe4041 Před 3 lety

    I have never seen anyone play the corner AND conduct the band with her right leg! David McCabe Dublin ireland

  • @derkwissink1286
    @derkwissink1286 Před 6 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. ❤❤

  • @threeputt101
    @threeputt101 Před 3 lety

    You should do Song of the Volga Boatmen. It would be great !!

  • @hmespi
    @hmespi Před 3 lety

    👏👏👏👏👏👏💯💯🤩🤩🤩🤩🥂🥂

  • @rigz5112
    @rigz5112 Před 2 lety

    Shaye inspired me to play Cornet.

  • @mikelafleur441
    @mikelafleur441 Před 3 lety

    nice string change

  • @aikijb
    @aikijb Před 3 lety

    🐬🙏🐬

  • @Gator_Bait_Motorsports

    Ahh...the curse of the broken guitar string in the middle of a performance.

    • @BudgieJane
      @BudgieJane Před 2 lety

      Think yourself lucky this was not a classical concert. If one of the soloists broke a string, the performance would stop until the string was fixed, which could involve the player disappearing offstage to fix it; then it would restart from the nearest convenient place prior to where it stopped.

  • @gordonbrackett7220
    @gordonbrackett7220 Před 3 lety +2

    Greg broke a string.

  • @garychynne1377
    @garychynne1377 Před 3 lety

    yup-er

  • @aikijb
    @aikijb Před rokem

    🐇

  • @BudgieJane
    @BudgieJane Před 2 lety

    I see Greg broke a string and then replaced it in double quick time.

  • @song4night
    @song4night Před 3 lety +1

    where's Erica?

  • @axeleast8632
    @axeleast8632 Před rokem

    Were you thinking of the cartoon character when you typed in 'Weatherbird' instead of 'Weather Bird'?

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před rokem

      Good catch. I'll correct it. When I save a video from my phone to my computer I give them a quick file name, not the full correct name. If I don't rename it when I post it to CZcams this is what happens.

    • @axeleast8632
      @axeleast8632 Před rokem

      @@JamesSterling Thank you!

  • @dufus2273
    @dufus2273 Před 3 lety

    Nice, where is Erika?

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety

      Dufus, she moved away about 5 years ago......tubaskinny.com/faq

  • @northernbohemianrealist1412

    Shaye Cohn, will you marry me?

  • @davidearnhardt4331
    @davidearnhardt4331 Před 3 lety

    Is Max no longer with the band?

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety +1

      He's still with the band, just not present this night.

    • @davidearnhardt4331
      @davidearnhardt4331 Před 3 lety

      @@JamesSterling thanks for the reply, James. I noticed that he was not in the latest band photo featured on their website, so just wondered if he was less active with the band these days. I appreciate all of the work you do documenting the band. They are simply an amazingly talented group of musicians that is currently my favorite band to listen to and watch! I plan to see them perform in Asheville, NC in August. We are making a special trip from our hometown of Nashville to see that show. Can’t wait!

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety

      @@davidearnhardt4331 This video was done at the band's last show before they go on summer tour. Many band members will take a vacation for a week or two before the tour starts. I suspect Max either left town early or was playing with one of his other bands. Enjoy Asheville. We usually make a couple of trips each year to Nashville (staying in Franklin) to listen to bluegrass and country at The Ryman, The Station Inn, and 3rd and Lindsley (The Time Jumpers.)

    • @davidearnhardt4331
      @davidearnhardt4331 Před 3 lety

      @@JamesSterling Has Tuba Skinny ever performed in Nashville ?hey have certainly figured out the best clubs - i.e., Station Inn and 3rd & Lindsley. Nashville has a great live music scene in all genres, and I hope Tuba Skinny can start making Nashville part of their tours, if they haven't already.

  • @jakechastain8477
    @jakechastain8477 Před 3 lety

    Which one is Skinny?

  • @GenGACuster
    @GenGACuster Před 3 lety +2

    It's not Tuba Slinny's fault: for once, Armstrong-Oliver's song isn't exceptional (composition). In fact, I didn't even remember it. The Latins said: "Quanquan dormitat Homerus", that is, once in a while even Homer fell asleep.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee Před 3 lety

      'Quanquan'? Eh? I think you will find Horace's actual words were 'quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus'. Also, not everyone would agree that this composition is forgettable, especially those who have in their collection the duet version made by Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines:
      czcams.com/video/Dv_9B7W7Q0w/video.html

  • @user-ve3dg3hb4w
    @user-ve3dg3hb4w Před 3 lety

    Ты умеешь летать с верху ?

  • @mikeharvey9811
    @mikeharvey9811 Před 3 lety

    Why are you called tuba skinny ? Barb

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling  Před 3 lety

      There was a well known tuba player (since deceased) who played in Jackson Square named Anthony Lacen whose nickname was Tuba Fats. One day Todd, the tuba player, was riding his bike with his tuba and someone saw him and hollered out, "You must be Tuba Skinny!" So they named the band Tuba Skinny.