Tuba Skinny "Got No Blues," "Times Ain't What They Used To Be" +2 - Temple Beth Israel 27 Oct 2019

Tuba Skinny at Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA, Sunday 27 Oct 2019
"Got No Blues" (Lil Hardin, 1927)
As recorded by the Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five in 1927:
• Louis Armstrong Hot Fi...
"Times Ain't What They Used To Be" (Charlie McCoy, 1932)
As recorded by Charlie McCoy in 1932:
• Times Ain't What They ...
"Running Down My Man" (Merline Johnson, 1938)
As recorded by the Yas Yas Girl, Merline Johnson, in 1938:
• Running Down My Man
"Minor Fret" (Craig Flory)
A Tuba Skinny original, composed by clarinetist Craig Flory.
Tuba Skinny's lineup for this performance:
Shaye Cohn, cornet
Erika Lewis, bass drum & vocals
Craig Flory, clarinet
Barnabas Jones, trombone
Todd Burdick, tuba
Max Bien-Kahn, guitar
Greg Sherman, guitar & vocals
Robin Rapuzzi, washboard
Recorded on my iPhone XR with a Shure MV88 microphone and MOTIV Video app.
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[@docfoot316]

Awesome you can play at my house ,Well done

[@yogisuperman]

Erika Lewis has the voice of an Angel! Tuba Skinny has the best New Orleans sound, EVER!

[@StephenAku]

Ensemble of sheer musical brilliance and delight, thank you Tuba Skinny!

[@MarkBlairs-Stooge-Channel]

My wife and I had the pleasure of attending this event. Small venue and the music filled the room beautifully! Kudos to Tuba Skinny. They mingled between sets and we found them to be very cordial and friendly. Had a great conversation with Barnabas. Great recording @Eric Alan Isaacson

[@mikesolomon923]

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[@bobdadruma]

I often can't wait to come home from work, pour a vodka on the rocks, and get my Tuba Skinny Fix.

[@steviegeez8032]

What's so neat about this bunch is that they don't dress fancy so's anyone no matter what ur status can get in to em. Their music touches the heart and will pick you up no matter what mood you're in. When I'm down I come in and go lookin' for Tuba Skinny's latest and by the time I've listened to one or two songs I'm playin em all, going on tour with them wishin I was there. Yall are the best of the best and you pick people up and get them to tappin their foot, then swain back and forth and before you know it you done forgot what was botherin' ya and ya really just don't care no more. NAwlins you done produced a real Jewel. One day, I'm gonna get to seem for real. Lord jus keep a blessin' 'em.

[@nickhurst5784]

i totaly agree

[@billrey8221]

i love Erika Lewis singing!

[@floydvail7527]

Me too! fv 'n Okc.

[@PopsCoffee]

Eric Alan: Many thanks for catching this for us. 'Got No Blues' is a super tribute to the Hardin/Armstrong original. Louis Armstrong recorded this in Chicago in December 1927. Highlights for me: 00:36 I love the sensible way Shaye tackles Louis' two-bar cornet break. 00:39 Admire Max's guitar interlude taking us from the key of Eb to F. 01:58 In her remarkable link (just 4 bars of music), Shaye takes us back from F to Eb, passing the tune firmly on to Craig to pick up in that key. Yes, I know this is not an original idea of Tuba Skinny’s: the same manœuvre was performed in the original Hot Five recording from 1927. Even so, Shaye is just completing an energetic 32-bars against off-beat chords in the key of F; then, in this sequence of about twenty deft and subtle notes, played while the rest of the band is silent, she transforms the key and passes the lead on to Craig, who resumes, with the support of the rhythm instruments, in that key. This requires a high degree of skill, energy and musical intelligence. Here's the overall structure of this performance: 00:08 INTRODUCTION from Max - four bars setting up the key as E flat 00:15 CHORUS (1) The 16 bars, Ensemble, but with Shaye playing bars 15 and 16 as a break 00:39 CHORUS (2) Ensemble again, with Max playing bars 15 and 16 as a break 01:02 MODULATION - Max continues with 6 more bars that take the key to F 01:11 CHORUS (3) - now the 16-bar theme is played in F, Ensemble, against off-beats, and Shaye again taking bars 15 and 16 as a break 01:36 CHORUS (4) - again Ensemble with strong cornet lead, against off-beats, and Shaye taking bars 15 and 16 as a break 02:01 MODULATION - Shaye plays two more solo bars, taking the key back to E flat 02:04 CHORUS (5) - Craig, back in E flat, plays the 16-bar theme, with his break on bars 15 and 16 02:27 CHORUS (6) - Now it is the turn of Barnabus: the 16 bars, with the break at the end 02:50 CHORUS (7) - the final run through, Ensemble, with a strong rallentando over bars 15 and 16 to finish.

[@johnchoquette5695]

Damn! Erika is gorgeous !

[@garycooke7961]

TS is truly outstanding. Not only extremely talented individuals, but as a group they seem to have a mind meld

[@shurshot2764]

I wonder how much time they spend in rehearsal, learning new stuff, etc.

[@stevegrooms1142]

I've been wondering the same thing, Gary. Today it occurred to me that these seven- to nine-member folks have the almost same personality. They are all dedicated and highly accomplished musicians, most of them having mastered more than one instrument. They aren't exactly shy, but they're all modest and happy to be in an ensemble. Proud but unpretentious. People that good at something are so often full of themselves, but not TS. Robin is a bit more outgoing than the others, but, gee, he's a percussionist. By the standards of that group, he's surprisingly normal.

[@Blomhert]

What a marvelous ensemble. Thanks especially to "DISCIPLINARIAN" with capital letters Shay Cohn

[@bonniefoote8245]

I’m gonna melt!

[@joegreen310]

TS may be the best kept secret in all of music. Shaye and the group really have it together. Go, Erika go.

[@Helios2007]

Something new each time I hear this great band. Big thanks !

[@hansdrrop]

Thank you for posting...great band........I think there is no better.......greetings from Holland

[@landsnailproject2875]

Always superb! But 'Minor Fret' especially so I feel. Thanks again Tuba S. and Eric for bringing us this and over such vast distance!

[@87sailorgirl]

A terrific video, thanks Eric. And OMG, "Minor Fret" is gorgeous ! It brought me to tears ....... By Craig Flory ... which makes sense, a superb reed player.

[@moses3013]

This was a great California show with a cordial and appreciative crowd. The next night in Burbank was extremely crowded and rowdy. I much preferred the Highland Park show.

[@GaylordBuzzard]

Don't blame you. I go to hear the music, not to hear people shout over the music.

[@karlchristianhansen2540]

Very, very good, thanks from Denmark!!

[@mariefindley6768]

Yeaaaaahh man

[@eddiem5997]

Times ain't what they used to be.....

[@td473]

Craig is performance is on this set is amazing the whole band is just gone up another level

[@PopsCoffee]

Thanks again, Eric Alan, for a superbly recorded and finely annotated set of tunes from the great band.

[@samuelramseyer8021]

Klarinette perfekt!!

[@svenarnebyfeldt9066]

Shayes cornet is not her old Yamaha i think its an old King Master...

[@87sailorgirl]

I haven't been able to get the lyrics to "Times Ain't What They Used To Be", at least not as Greg Sherman does it here. Anybody got them, worked them out ?

[@googleparavendas]

lula molusco no clarinete

[@robertwmarwin2018]

Really, when Greg is going to sing he needs to keep his mouth in front of the microphone and stop waving his head around