2014 OLD FOLKS SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND ABRIL SAURI DICK OATTS (direccion JOAN CHAMORRO )

[@eytonshalom]

she sings like an old woman whose been singing jazz her whole life, her face, body language, phrasing ...... the right singer for Old Folks. wonderful...and this is an example where her Catalan accent actually makes the song better, the vowel sounds....i cant understand half the words, but its pure music.

[@aadpoppelier1796]

Unbelievable. This girl was 12 years old at the recording time. She's really great. Her voice gives me associations of Billie Holiday, or Silje Nergaard. Great, great. Also Dick Oatts is fantastic. And all the other young musicians, of course. Congratulations, Mr. Chamorro!

[@numbsain]

Abril's does the best version of this song i've ever heard! Her voice is magical and her phrasing is masterful. Brilliant performance by a beautiful and talented girl.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

I'm not familiar with this song but I find this performance quite affecting.

[@MrRezillo]

@@robertvanruyssevelt7159 Damn, I have to agree: the best vocal version I've ever heard. Her rhythm is all over the place - in a good way! Maybe because English isn't her first language it gives her more freedom; whatever; I'm blown away.

[@maxwickens461]

Abril sings this beautifully ,phrasing is expert and as I get older I get more emotional and it is all about the feel for me and this was perfect thank you.

[@paulsj9245]

A wee girl with a great heart, Abril (13 yo?) surrounded by jazz greats (Dick, Joan) and role models (Esteve, Marc), sings this incredible rendition of an almost-forgotten warrier of another time, another continent. She does it unbelievably well, sensitively, ?unconciously? A moment to remember!

[@lechtrzeciak6084]

It speaks clearly that it's THE DRUMMER singing - her feeling of timing, shown here, is incredible. It is actually quite different experience that with most SAJB songs I prefer, which are mostly with latin pulse or at least some latin spirit to it. But it is this one that often makes me wanting to get up, pick up an instrument and play along.

[@ricopal7692]

A drummer with such a beautiful voice. Simply lovely.

[@unclefrank4274]

I love Abril's singing. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, she really connects with it

[@eytonshalom]

yet another great singer...each w/a very unique voice....inner voice. she is so soulful...

[@pls_explain9608]

Wow so impressed with somebody so young singing such a mature song - she looks like she’s only just stopped playing with dolls and yet she knew what she was singing about, phrasing, soul, emotion, well I was convinced at least

[@paulsj9245]

Not more than 12 yo. then, but her "dolls" were drumsticks then!

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Not playing with dolls - learning to be a great drummer who also plays trumpet and sings.

[@peerf50]

This young woman is one of the best drummer, she plays fantastic trumpet and piano. Her vocal intimacy is better than better . Thank you Abril - I hope that the time comes for you to fulfill your dreams! -...

[@davidrhodes7975]

Wow all that soul in such a youngster. You belong on the stage with your perfect pitch, your superb tempo and that soul. Thank you for singing that for us. 1 month on...I've listened to this again, boy what immaculate phrasing, astonishing from such a youngster! Some people have it, this girl has! Hugely impressive performance. Thank you Abril

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Here is Abril with the big band a few years later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2jdd2qQnJx0oKc

[@alainjames9556]

Abril Suari is a great jazz singer - and she also plays the drums beautifully. A real find.

[@jean-louisdevred3185]

Que c’est beau ! Découvrir cet enregistrement 10 ans plus tard, c’est magique, on se dit que tous les jours on manque de superbes réalisation ! Merci !

[@tttorptian6869]

Beautiful bluesy interpretation! You Abril is so multi talented! Playing drums, guitar, trumpet & vocal!! You deserves A Big Break through!! Greetings from Sweden!

[@peerf50]

....great...great...great...Abril, thank you for this wonderful performance....💖💖💖

[@peerf50]

Oh Abril! Now you are in Blues and Rock and I really enjoy your music and the fun you have. But this performance is...💖💖💖

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

See also: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Beautiful, Abril. Thank you. - Lyrics: Everyone knows him as "Old Folks" Like the seasons he comes and he'll go Just as free as a bird and as good as his word That's why everybody loves him so Always leaving his spoon in his coffee Tucks his napkin up under his chin And his own corn cob pipe is so mellow, hits right But you needn't be ashamed of him In the evenings after supper What stories he tells How he held his speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day You know I know that one so well One thing we don't know about "Old Folks" Did he fight for the blue or the gray? But he's so democratic and so diplomatic We always let him have his way In the evenings after supper What stories he tells How he held his speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day Yes, I know that one so well Some day there will be no more "Old Folks" What a lonely old world this will be Children's voices at play will be still fonding The day they take "Old Folks" away Songwriters: Dedette Lee Hill / Willard Robison

[@branscombeR]

D22 Williams.22: Thanks for posting this. It seems there is more than one version of the lyrics, perhaps not surprising, considering its age - this one is quite different to the one Abril sings, but has some interesting additional verses: OLD FOLKS (Willard Robison (m) Dedette Lee Hill (l) ) as recorded by Larry Clinton & his Orchestra (vocal - Bea Wain) September 1st 1938 Hear the original at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d33GmqVul8qMebc Everyone knows him as "Old Folks", Like the seasons he'll come and he'll go. Just as free as a bird And as good as his word, That's why everybody loves him so! Always leavin' his spoon in the coffee, Puts his napkin up under his chin, And that yellow cob pipe, It's so mellow it's ripe, But you needn't be ashamed of him! In the evenin', after supper, What stories he would tell. How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day; Oh, I know that one so well! Don't quite understand the bad old folk, Did he fight for the blue or the grey? For he's so diplomatic And so democratic, We always let him have his way! We always know where to find "Old Folks", When there's some little chore he can do. At the old livery stable, Whenever he's able, Pittin' the shoes with lord knows who! Then he meets the late train at the station, Sits and wivvels when it's overdue. While they're sortin' the mail, Every night without fail He's sneakin' a little nip or two! Every Friday he'll go fishin', Way down on Boaters' Lake. But he only hooks a perch or two, a whale got away, So then we warm up the steak! Oh, someday there'll be no more "Old Folks", What a lonely old town this will be. Children's voices at play Will be still for a day, The day that they take "Old Folks" away! (Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2017) Retrieved 12 September 2020 from: lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/o/oldfolks.html ... by R (Australia)

[@branscombeR]

In this recording there's a rich, spell-binding, perhaps even unsettling quality to Abril's voice which I've not heard again in any other of her SAJB performances [SEE Additional note below for an update on this], nor in her later blues band videos. An online comment from a family friend reports that 'she stunned everyone' when they heard her sing 'Old Folks'... it seems no-one knew she was capable of what he describes as this 'amazing' voice. Leaving aside the challenge of the lyrics, which it's hard to believe she fully understood at her age, living as she does in Barcelona, so far away in time and geography and politics from the events remembered by perhaps one of the last remaining civil war veterans who witnessed them, the sensitive musical support offered to Abril by Dick Oatts, Marc Martin, Josep Traver, Esteve Pi and Joan Chamorro throughout is, I think, a text-book example of why mixing seasoned professionals with young performers, a pillar of Joan's 'method', is such a great way of teaching excellence by experiencing it alongside those who can demonstrate it live, on stage. Judging by her KZbin output since graduating from the SAJB, Abril had some fun learning to play blues guitar and performing alongside her brother, but most recently (2020) she has teamed up with another Chamorro protegee, Miranda Fernández and four other talented women in a project called 'Las Noray' kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas ... her drumming for this group is absolutely spot on, technically ... it's also VERY adventurous! ADDITIONAL: Within an hour of posting this, it was awarded one of Joan's coveted 'Chamorro Hearts' but it looks like you lose them if you edit at all ... which is of course understandable! D22Williams.22 kindly posted the lyrics, elsewhere on this thread, which are pretty close to what Abril sings here, as far as I can tell, but I discovered there's at least one other version online, which has interesting extra verses: lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/o/oldfolks.html ... ALSO: I have since found a 2015 recording of Abril singing lead on 'Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby?' in which she reprises some of the qualities debuted here, when she's a bit older: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2q4lXinf7B4naM ... R (Australia)

[@ClaudioRCFaria]

Branscombe - Thanks for the thoughtful comments and all the links. I will try to catch up with Abril's career. Re 'Chamorro Hearts', it has happened to me too, in another video. I noticed someone missing in the credits, pointed it out, and within the hour it had been fixed and I had that recognition. Then I edited to say no one was missing anymore and lost it. Oh, well. In the future, I shall add anything else by replying to myself instead of editing.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Not only a drummer but a trumpet player Abril's attack here sounds akin to a muted trumpet. Fortunately today (2021) she continues to develop her many talents.

[@whhswhhs]

Just great...how does this amazing teacher elicit such music, such command from these young musicians? Thank you Mr. Chamorro!

[@sonicflash5090]

Love the way she sings this!

[@mariocinelli7862]

Maestro Chamorro is magic. Another amazing girl. Abril sings like Billie style. Congratulations!

[@pls_explain9608]

Wow she really hit some buttons - beautiful and talented

[@alfredomusico]

Cada canción solo es llorar de la emoción de escuchar a estoy jóvenes y eso me hace pensar que hay salvación para la humanidad, si cada país tuviera este tipo de programas y apoyos en el arte, el mundo seria diferente sin duda alguna ..

[@HaJo_01]

I'm not someone who tears easily. But there is hardly anyone who has performed this title as perfectly as Abril. Come back to us 😢😉🎶👍

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

I come back to this from time to time and always find it affecting - in a good way.

[@blommaertbart3224]

Such a young lady and Sooooooooo soulful... I'd love to hear her now in 2020...

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

The versatile Abril Sauri in 2020 - sadly not singing but back behind the drums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@philmatthews1205]

Yet another amazing talent from the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. Well done Abril

[@jerrymiraflor8056]

What can I say...., this is simply wonderful...., I think I've heard every female member of SAJB sing..., and I'm loving it

[@ustwoalberts]

Mark Martin's solo is perfect

[@peerf50]

Abril`s vocals are fantastic. 💖💖💖

[@stevenparman4507]

Can't stop listen to this one. Such expression. Thank you Abril and Joan.

[@HaJo_01]

ABRIL SAURI. Immer für eine Überraschung gut. Man hört sie viel zu selten, das Girl mit dem sichtbaren Selbstvertrauen. Weiter so, es macht Spaß Dir zuzuhören und zu sehen, mit welcher Kraft Du das tust, was Du tust. Bravo👍

[@paulsj9245]

Leider seit Ende 2018 nicht mehr in der Band... "Blue Ride" ist eines ihrer auf youtube sichtbaren Projekte.

[@bobburford]

"Visible self-confidence" ... perfect. No matter which of her several instruments she's playing, but especially the drums, you can see that she owns the show. I love her attitude.

[@paulfarad4960]

A mes oreilles, la meilleure interprétation de cette composition. Par la suite, malheureusement , nous n'avons que très peu entendu ABRIL SAURi alors qu'elle prouve ici ses grandes dispositions d'interprète. Les musiciens autour d'elle sont parfaits.

[@mosheacimanbehar7535]

Je suis d'accord avec vous, Abril aurait du chanter davantage, sa voix est très jazzy.

[@dlovejoy9685]

the amazing Abril

[@JazzzzlvrFU]

Everyone knows him as old folks Like the seasons he'll come and he'll go Just as free as a bird and as good as his word That's why everybody loves him so. Always leaving his spoon in the coffee Tucks his napkin up under his chin And that yellow cob pipe is so mellow, its ripe But you needn't be ashamed of him. In the evenings after supper What stories he would tell How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day You know I know that one so well. One thing we don't know about old folks Did he fight for the blue or the gray? But he's so democratic and so diplomatic We always let him get his way. --- In the evenings after supper What stories he would tell How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day Yes, I know that one so well. Some day there will be no more old folks What a lonely old world this will be Children's voices at play will be still for a day The day they take old folks away. Songwriters: WILLARD ROBISON (music) & DEDETTE LEE HILL (lyrics) (1938)

[@nemo227]

This intro has the perfect rhythm. I just listened to the Dave Lambert Singers and also the Larry Clinton orchestra. This intro may be better. The whole performance is excellent.

[@billythekid2050]

1st. Time..Hey our dummer..you did great job love..thanks Joan for giving the kids a mic..

[@jww289ify]

Absolutely beautiful Arbil, and very appropriate for this old folk 😉

[@sbjforever]

Lovely softly swinging jazz vocal here. Congratulations Abril! Thanks Joan for continuing the introductions of these young stars. Keep bringing them on!

[@joemorrissey1624]

Abril, you are so much missed by all of the SAJB fans all over the planet. Please arrange with Joan a special guest appearance!. This video is beautiful in every respect. Your voice! Is that Marc Martin? His or whoever it is was not given a face shot by the video editors. The absolute top respect to all from Joe in Los Angeles.

[@nataliacam3811]

Does she not play with SAJB anymore?

[@joemorrissey1624]

@@nataliacam3811 It is my understanding that she went on to other opportunities. If I am wrong, then to me that would be great.

[@nataliacam3811]

@@joemorrissey1624 oh, thank you for letting me know

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Yes it is Marc Martin ...who has also moved on: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCTaXqYgNObd68

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

@@nataliacam3811 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@ArturoBeramendi1704]

Abril Sauri, excelente instrumentista como batería y casi mejor cantante, con una voz realmente bella y original, que como ya se ha comentado por aquí, recuerda a la de Billie Holiday, ahí es nada. En este video de 2014 tenía sólo 12 años y asombra su madurez y saber estar en el escenario. Hoy en día, con 20 años es ya una de las grandes promesas del Jazz español y la enésima figura que sale de esa extraordinaria e inagotable cantera del jazz que es la Sant Andreu Jazz Band de Joan Chamorro, que no solo forma a los chavales como músicos sino también como personas. De ahí han salido Eva Fernández, Andrea Motis, Rita Payés, Elia Bastida, Alba Armengou, Carla Motis, Marc Martín, Jan Domenech, Magalí Datzira, Alba Esteban, Abril Sauri, Joan Martí, Joana Casanova, Marçal Perramon .... Todo un lujo impagable.

[@Philhip29]

"How he held that speech at Gettysburg, for Lincoln that day..." Ha ha! Lovely vocal, Abril. It's good for a drummer to be able to sing. And you sing really well. Congrats.

[@LouisRodrigues]

Bravo Joan for getting Abril Sauri to sing this wonderful standard. I absolutely loved viewing her drumming skills on 'Mood Indigo'. Wow :)

[@doc11355]

Her skills were even more impressive in "Lover come back to me."

[@rich1383yt]

And “Lover Come Back to Me” - while drumming!

[@tomf1dublin1]

She seems to be a bit of a character . Very very talented . See her latest videos as guitar player singer and drummer of jazz blues group doing Gary Moore and Jimi Hendrix . She plays rhythm guitar and sings . Great fun to see .

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

And then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@fspike2469]

All Joan's students are very versitile. Avril's singing is just one example.

[@michaelsilver8527]

True, but this student is a natural jazz singer.

[@geezergonewile]

LYRICS: Everyone knows him as old folks Like the seasons he'll come and he'll go Just as free as a bird and as good as his word That's why everybody loves him so. Always leaving his spoon in the coffee Tucks his napkin up under his chin And that yellow cob pipe is so mellow, its ripe But you needn't be ashamed of him. In the evenings after supper What stories he would tell How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day You know I know that one so well. One thing we don't know about old folks Did he fight for the blue or the gray? But he's so democratic and so diplomatic We always let him get his way. --- In the evenings after supper What stories he would tell How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day Yes, I know that one so well. Some day there will be no more old folks What a lonely old world this will be Children's voices at play will be still for a day The day they take old folks away. Songwriters: WILLARD ROBISON (music) & DEDETTE LEE HILL (lyrics) (1938

[@rickshaw0990]

Man, thanks so much for that info. Reading the words along with Abril adds a completely new dimension to this wonderful video. Cheers again, pal.

[@tedbear369]

Is she's the drummer? A fantastic voice she got...

[@melvinenos2781]

She also played trumpet on occasion when she was still with the band.

[@PianoMeSasha]

@@melvinenos2781 and sax...

[@melvinenos2781]

Pallathur1917 wow! I never saw her playing saxophone before!

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Here she is drumming and singing at the same time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imrCqWNvmJKLmpo and here's a song from 2016: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnLWp6KqfL-Yd7c

[@alternativetech]

Just loved this Avril,so much feeling.lets have more Joan.

[@mr.s.7081]

Dave Grohl, the drummer of Nirvana and other bands, once said: "Nobody wants to hear the drummer sing. Poor drummers." That's not entirely true: I want to hear Abril sing :)

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Abril drumming and singing at the same time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imrCqWNvmJKLmpo

[@andrewzaltman6934]

She is one talented youngster!!! Great singer

[@bachiral-ibrahimi1388]

Keep it up Abril ! - Cheers.

[@waldemarcamano2795]

Exquisita voz,

[@camilofuentespena7348]

Pero qué preciosidad de voz!!!

[@duckworthburela6172]

Where is this girl? She should be here now and every day.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

She has tried a number of different things - had a blues band - but recently have seen her drumming again.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@ronburati257]

Abril's singing is very very nice! Talented young lady.

[@pierre-andreglauser5843]

Une des meilleure version que j'aie entendue👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@waldemarcamano2795]

Hermosa vos,primera vez que la escucho,me encantó,desde Uruguay,saludos y adelante

[@williamlrobinson6293]

Did not know this song. Abril does a great vocal here.

[@JosephDavidian]

Bravo! That's some beautiful musicianship all around.

[@jonojanbieta7989]

Está chica con esa voz si fuese de estados unidos y un buen promotor estaría entre las mejores.

[@conishkee]

09-14-20: Oh man, I absolutely LOVE the sound of her voice; it's so different, mellow, and calming.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

i come back to this song when I need to be calm. Abril really gets to me with this number.

[@andrewzaltman6934]

Senorita it’s unreal how well they entertain in Spain.Miestro , Come to America and teach these kids

[@alexbishop1637]

abril sauri deberia actualizar esta cancion , porque la interpreta de forma genial. saludos desde lima peru.

[@pablomancillaanrique8779]

Maravillosa melodía. La pequeña tiene mucho talento.

[@jonojanbieta7989]

Es increíble está mujer . Además de tocar varios instrumentos, canta de maravilla.

[@burkardkwasigroch1873]

how great!!! a highlight!!! abril - and master oatts - what a joy to listen to!!!

[@rafaelcots8722]

Joan, congrats for this masterpiece. Sorry the bad english! Your fan from Brasil!

[@damedecoeur6557]

wowww bravo !!!!!!!!! Je la connaissais pas , quel talent déjà à son âge , cela promet à un bel avenir , une belle voix spéciale comme j'aime , merçi , Abril I hope you will have a fan page on facebook ;)

[@ilviozoppo9375]

Grandissima interprete!!! in un ottimo quintetto, complimenti dall'Italia

[@adanharo]

Con gran sensibilidad canta Abril , y el sax de lujo . Felicidades.

[@paulmeir6528]

Very good!

[@eranimongelos5749]

Linda !!!!! Me emociona sua competência e sensibilidade !!!

[@mbolduc]

My favorite song of all time. Wow Abril is talented! My hero ❤

[@GeoffreyRivis]

Beautiful!

[@nicomedina100]

Abril, mais uma estrela brilhando nesse universo de tanta beleza que é a Sant Andreu Jazz Band.

[@UncleEti]

Very good and moving show, and the mixing work is fantastic.

[@francoconcu4487]

Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday. Ieri sera ho ascoltato questo video per due ore di seguito. L'orchestra del Maestro Chamorro és la mellor del mon, ma questa interpretazione si mangia tutto il repertorio per prima colazione. Saluts desde Caller en Sardenya.

[@santibideyou]

Excelente interpretación de Abril Sauri, una voz muy original. Buen futuro con cantante de jazz

[@olafsrensen9578]

Time stood still, and I feld so happy listen to the band. Olaf Copenhagen

[@rogersteixeira9941]

Linda vos de abril sauri e Dick oatts com o seu saxa alto 💯😍🤩🥰Brasil 🇧🇷

[@marthaa5229]

Une grande merveille avec la fraicheur de l'innocence

[@blancamonroy3868]

Que bonita voz y aterciopelado

[@tex24]

YESSS!! What a voice!! Very nice!!!

[@zearteiro]

I Love the way she sings!!! Muse!

[@mfdphoto1801]

Another GREAT ONE...by a GREAT band with GREAT musicians. -)

[@TheAtstube]

Unearthing new talent all the time

[@kristinajakovljevic7761]

Bravoooo! Now this is a serious reperoire you guys are doing! Amazing Abril!

[@ricopal7692]

I wanna see more of her. I know it's been five years but bring her back!

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Here she is drumming (but not singing) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWitq6h6r82Jaas

[@alexbishop1637]

me sigue gustando esta version.

[@ssnoc]

Wow ... it’s like floating down a river 🙏

[@ximenafaundezaraneda6542]

Linda Abril...!!! BEllísima voz.

[@abrildiez55]

Genial. Siempre me encantó la Sauri Cantando... Saludos.

[@terencewaal7716]

Timing timing timing. She's got it all

[@ingmarwendland5731]

Großartig! Ich könnte stundenlang zuhören ...

[@aristides109]

Como não gostar? Impossível!

[@jww289ify]

That was beautiful

[@Answers-to-the-universe]

Awsome very listing to . It all just fall to gither in a perfect blues song 💙love it

[@trevorjarman6094]

nice relaxing song lovely sound

[@ilviozoppo9375]

Pur avendo assimilato lo stile di Billie Holiday, questa ragazza ha una grandissima personalità musicale, complimenti veramente anche a Joan Chamorro e a tutta l'orchestra

[@blondberg1]

Abril que agradable sorpresa, solo una vez te habia escuchado cantar antes y esta melodia la cantas muy bonito, tu voz es hermosa y tu te ves tambien muy bonita, eres una chica muy talentosa. Felicidades !

[@danmaral8730]

Très interessante, cette voix de Abril Sauri. Un très joli futur s'offre à elle. J'aime aussi quand elle est à la batterie et à la trompette, bien sûr.