[Dixielandjazz] Aunt Hagers Blues

Tom Belmessieri tbelmo at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 25 11:06:45 PDT 2006


Hi Bob,

That Sidney Bechet tune to which you refer is called, "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere".  
Translated is, "If You See My Mother".  Or, as Scott Anthony translates it, 
"If You See My Horse".


Tom B.
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>From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
>To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Aunt Hagers Blues
>Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:54:21 -0700
>
>I don't know about "Aunt Hagers Blues."  But I can tell you that a lot of 
>songs have more than one title.
>
>For instance, "Atlanta Blues" is also known as "Make Me a Pallet On The 
>Floor."
>
>"The Torch" is also known as "The Kansas City Torch" & "When The Gang's All 
>Gone Home."
>
>There is a Sidney Bechet tune also but I can't remember which one it is. 
>Perhaps "Ce Tous Voi Ma Mere," it might be something about "Lonesome."
>
>Turk Murphy also recorded a tune and renamed it and to this day the song is 
>known by both titles.
>
>Often you will find parts of one song within another.  Lots of melodies 
>were (ahem) borrowed...
>
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