[Dixielandjazz] Snowy Morning Blues to strt a thread

David Richoux tubaman at tubatoast.com
Wed Dec 10 15:44:05 PST 2008


There are several good versions of "Baby, it's Cold Outside" Ella &  
Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton, Ray Charles & Betty  
Carter  and a lot more ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_It's_Cold_Outside 
  )

(I like that one because it is seasonal, but not a Christmas song!)

Dave Richoux

On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Don Ingle wrote:

> Well, gang -- we now have over two feet of fresh sow piled up here  
> in my part of North Mchigan. Even farther north they have as much as  
> three to four, with drifts insome snow belt areas over car tops.
> Definitely a time to stay snug indoors until the blizzards pass, and  
> that eans digging our some sounds to carrry though the shut in hours.
> My "challenge" to all is to add some winter-related titles to a  
> listening list and I will start with James P, Johnson's "Snowy  
> Morning Blues."
> Let's see how many wintry titles we cancomeup swith - especially  
> those with a more jazz oriented origin. Of course you desert  
> dwellers who may be snowless, I guess we could allow for "Tumbling  
> Tumbleweeds - but let's not carry it over to "Mr Sandman." That will  
> make some puke!
> Now to dis a path tot he mail box, then make toMt Jimmy Johnson's  
> gem and others to carry us to the wamrer times.
> Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or whatever season's greeting will  
> lift you at this time.
> Don (I could have stayed in CA but I flunked Spanish so now I speak  
> Michigan Yooper) Ingle




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