[Dixielandjazz] Weather Bird

[rahberry at comcast.net]

Listmates:
Click on   www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/martin/martin.html
and if you read all the way to the last paragraph you will see the  connection to Louis' Weatherbird Rag.
I read about this in a Louis bio but can't find that source at the moment.
Rae Ann


> The Weatherbird that Louis and Fatha Hines did as a duet seems to be the
> Olive Weatehrbird Rag with Louis's interetation almost making it a while new
> suite with the bar breaks et al.
> Louis at his finest and unique phrasing. Timing any drummer would love to
> have and few seldom do. This is what is meant as a "Classic" -- like Bix's
> I'm Coming Virginia or Singing the Blues,
> Teagarden's Liza or Lover, James P. Johnson's Carolina Shouts, or Bud
> Feeeman's often overlooked The Eel. So many greats to hear, so little time
> to get to them all.
> Don Ingle
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 3:57 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Weather Bird
> 
> 
> > "Fred Spencer" <drjz at bealenet.com> wrote:
> > > Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Weatherbird
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the origin and meaning of the title "Weatherbird or
> Weather
> > > Bird". Is it the same as Joe"King" Oliver's "Weather Bird Rag"? It is
> not in
> > > Townley or many other sources I have tried. One hint is a suggestion it
> has
> > > something to do with gambling. Thanks.
> > > Fred
> >
> > "Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com> answered:
> > >
> > > The weather vane on a house or barn is also known as a "weatherbird."
> > > Am I right, folk?,
> >
> > Mike & Fred:
> >
> > Perhaps derived from "Weathercock"? which my Dictionary defines as:
> >
> > 1) A weathervane in the shape of a rooster OR
> >
> > 2) A fickle, or changeable person or thing.
> >
> > Weatherbird sounds more genteel that Weathercock. :-) VBG
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
> >
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