Tuba Skinny - Harlem Joys

Tuba Skinny winds down French Quarter Fest weekend with a set busking on a hot Monday in the French Quarter. I believe this is the first time I’ve heard them perform this particular song.
Recorded 4-14-24.

[@cargotrailerkenny]

my favorite place to see TS perform is in the street. busking simply has a certain open spontaneous relaxed vibe to it even if every passer-by doesn't stop to listen..

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Exactly, on Royal St.

[@eNigma011]

Exactly! Traditional jazz, especially Dixieland, sounds best on the street because it's music of the people.

[@brendamello2202]

After a crisp count down, Shaye and the band tear into this tune by Willie ''The Lion'' Smith 1935....The front line with their usual outstanding solos......Shaye at 2:26 is a joy (no pun intended)....In the trad jazz world you would be hard pressed to find another group that can get into a tune like Tuba Skinny.......................................

[@johnnyappleseed2058]

Awesome doesn't begin to come close to describing how great this group it!

[@PopsCoffee]

Many thanks for capturing this for us, Randy. Yet another tune added to Tuba Skinny's massive repertoire. It seems that it was first recorded in 1935 by Willie 'The Lion' Smith and His Cubs; and that the composers were Smith himself, Williams and Bishop. Presumably Williams was his washboard player - W. Williams. Anyone know who 'Bishop' was? Fortunately for those of us who like to study such things, this piece seems relatively straightforward - just one 32-bar theme [16 + 16] with no Introduction or Coda, played through eight times. Like the original Willie Smith recording, it seems to be in E flat, but with quite a few interesting harmonies in the chord progression.

[@axeleast8632]

Clarence Williams was the publisher and ipso facto one of the composers. Bishop was Walter Bishop, Sr.

[@PopsCoffee]

@@axeleast8632 Thanks for that info.

[@emiliolopezify]

How awesome. Thank you so much for filming and sharing this performance with us.
A new tune again.
Greetings from Germany Dave.

[@josesantiagodevicentemarti4031]

TUBA SKINNY...FOREVER...!!! 👏🎶📽️🖋️🙏🏻🖌️🎨🎺

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Tuba Skinny always brings Joy to me😊!

[@georgemuse4582]

Hot tunes and cool tunes. New ones all the time! Lifts the spirits.

[@danielfoster2788]

A band whose per instrument dynamics is so hot!

[@danielfoster2788]

Righteous! Sis bang de bopperoo !

[@eduardostupnik8261]

Excellent.

[@dawnbowie352]

Fine groove, my dears! Chair dancing while I work and listen. You make the music of my soul. 🤸
Adding the scan option was a good idea - I will support you! ❤

[@trig6712]

Again Excellent fair cheers you up

[@gerhardziel5393]

Wunderfull music again :-)

[@ingridself6076]

Wonderful. As always.

[@cedhome7945]

Gone man solid gone......baloo

[@tacitusvoltaire6570]

band sounding really tight!

[@mstycrk]

Absolutely Love this band

[@jeanclaudemeyer9188]

Superbe! Bravo!

[@20EUR20]

💚

[@bertokleine280]

❤ Come to germany …..

[@purgenil]

And to Russia))

[@cargotrailerkenny]

@@purgenil yes. Perhaps tuba skinny can bridge the gap between these two countries for the better.

[@purgenil]

@@cargotrailerkenny I would like to..

[@user-br2jt5qj2w]

miss Erika :(

[@johnnyappleseed2058]

Awesome doesn't begin to come close to describing how great this group it!