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Interesting bit of NOLA music history - "The Mexican Band"
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:29 pm
by David Richoux
I had not heard about this in all of my years of playing New Orleans Jazz (nor in my years broadcasting the music on radio.) The years just before Jazz developed in NOLA have been researched quite a lot, but this long article presents some new information, especially on the role of the bass player in bands.
http://jazz.tulane.edu/sites/default/fi ... c_1991.pdf
Re: Interesting bit of NOLA music history - "The Mexican Ban
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:42 pm
by Art Hovey
The article mentions Juventino Rosas' tune, "Over the Waves". The chord pattern of that song later became known as "Bill Bailey" chords, and has been utilized in many tunes since then, such as "Bourbon Street Parade", "The Second Line", "My Memphis Baby", Ciribiribin, etc. Does anyone know of an older tune (older than "Over The Waves") which has the same changes?
Re: Interesting bit of NOLA music history - "The Mexican Ban
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:29 am
by David Richoux
I never really hooked "Spanish Eyes" to "Bill Bailey" (or "Over the Waves") before, but I could sing it right along with this
one.
I guess the only older NOLA "Ur Song" would be "Unfortunate Rake/St. James Infirmary/Dying Gambler(Cowboy, Crapshooter, etc.") That one goes back to 1700s England and Ireland traditions... Some detailed historical notes
here.
To get back to tubas - check the "heavy metal" in this version of
Over the Waves!