[Dixielandjazz] Si Tu Vois Ma Mere

[Steve Voce]

Hello Judy,

I hope you're both enjoying life.

But what are "politically incorrect men"?

Not Tony. He couldn't be more polite.

All the best for Christmas,

Steve

On 17/12/2018 10:38, Judy Eames wrote:
>
> 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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