[Dixielandjazz] Si Tu Vois Ma Mere

[Judy Eames]

Hi Jean Marc,

We saw the Chris Barber band three days ago. They do an annual gig in a 
village hall on the Oxfordshire, Berkshire border. It's a privilege to 
hear a group of astoundingly good musicians in such an intimate session. 
I think the mare, mère confusion might have started as a joke;  
Politically incorrect men used "mare" to describe women sometimes.

Best wishes,

Jude


www.judyeames.co.uk

On 16/12/2018 23:11, Jean Marc Ternois wrote:
> Hello Bert,
>
> Chris Barber made a big hit in France with Petite Fleur (Monty 
> Sunshine) maybe more than the Bechet's version. His version of "Si tu 
> vois ma mère" (Lonesome) was less successful.
> The Bechet's success in France was very great and this beyond the Jazz 
> fans. There was a kind of love story between Sidney and the popular 
> french public. Sidney wrote many tunes according the "french taste"  
> during his last years living in France.
>
> I'm a big fan of Chris Barber, he was (and still is) one of my models 
> when I started on trombone in 1964 !   He is a very great trombone, I 
> like his playing.
>
> Regards
>
> Jean Marc
>
> Le dim. 16 déc. 2018 à 22:11, Bert <mister_bertje at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:mister_bertje at hotmail.com>> a écrit :
>
>     Hello Jean Marc,
>
>     Many thankt for your help with the French situation and your
>     knowledge of the song.
>     In my country (Netherlands) it was a little different.
>
>     Bechet's other composition that had been a big hit through the
>     recording of Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazzband, was
>     Petite Fleur, and reached #1 for several months in Holland, the
>     year 1959.
>     So the record company tried to duplicate this succes with a new
>     recording of Si Tu Vois Ma Mere by Monty Sunshine. The first
>     version was marred by a teriible out of tune guitar. Later there
>     was a new version, where Chris Barber answered the clarinet with
>     trombone, in place of the guitar.
>     One of those records reached the #8 position in the Dutch charts,
>     either 1960 or 1961.
>
>     Bechet's version never was a hit in the Netherlands, due to the
>     silly fact, that Holland had no hitparade at all in the early 1950's!
>
>     Very kind regards,
>
>     Bert Brandsma
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     "I didn't know the word of "Mare" and the misunderstanding with
>     the title "Si tu vois ma mère". It's very interesting ... and funny.
>
>     For my part, what I can say is that the first time Sidney Bechet
>     recorded this tune was in 1952
>     This tune was a very big hit in France, many bands played it and
>     nobody was singing it.
>
>     So, according to the big success encountered, the recording
>     company (I suppose) wanted someone to write lyrics (to make more
>     money ?? :o)) ).
>
>     Jean Broussolle was a singer who was a member of a vocal group
>     well-known in France at that time, named "Les compagnons de la
>     chanson" which made his debuts with Edith Piaf."
>
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