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Tiger Rag

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 1:57 pm
by Travis
Got a favorite version? Let's hear it. I'm bored.

Currently my favorite is Ellington's 5:46 version from this album:

http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=488595

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:27 pm
by funkyfreak
George Lewis
Doctor Jazz

Track 12, 3:36
I particuarly enjoy the vocals, band interaction, and the clarinet and trumpet interplay.
Image

-FF

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:46 pm
by djstarr
The only version I own is on "Preservation Jazz" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - a nice album, but most of the sound is really bad so I don't DJ off of it.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:05 pm
by mark0tz
Sidney Bechet one rocks hard. I haven't heard these others.

The version I have is off of a disconforme set (Complete 1939-1951 Blue Note Master Takes), which I'm guessing is pulled from Runnin' Wild.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:04 pm
by AlekseyKosygin
I like the Louis Armstrong version from 1930, his band goes crazy on it...I wanted to start a thread about this song a while back but you guys beat me to the punch!

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:45 pm
by julius
I own a couple versions but the Armstrong version (on the This is Jazz disc, which I think is the 1930 version) is smokin. I wouldn't want to dance to it, but wow, hot stuff.

Re: Tiger Rag

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:52 pm
by CafeSavoy
Travis wrote:Got a favorite version? Let's hear it. I'm bored.

Currently my favorite is Ellington's 5:46 version from this album:

http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=488595

that's a nice version. if you want to try a shorter version, there's Duke Ellington _Tiger Rag (280'')['37] _The Duke's Men- Small Groups Vol 1 Disk 1 _15. For a novelty version, the Mills Bros has one with lyrics, The Mills Brothers _Tiger Rag (290) _Greatest Hits 1932-1940 _14.

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:13 am
by BryanC
The Wild Rose All-Stars (local dixieland-style band in Calgary) does a great rendition of Tiger Rag.

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:54 am
by JesseMiner
Kermit Ruffins has a cool version on the Big Easy.

Jesse

Re: Tiger Rag

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:27 am
by Matthew
CafeSavoy wrote:...if you want to try a shorter version, there's Duke Ellington _Tiger Rag (280'')['37] _The Duke's Men- Small Groups Vol 1 Disk 1 _15...
Wow, I like that version a lot, especially the low brass. Looks like a very fun album, too.

Re: Tiger Rag

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:44 am
by kitkat
Matthew wrote:Looks like a very fun album, too.
It is.

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:47 am
by mark0tz
ellington small groups (or units as the case may be) are great. perhaps deserving of another thread.

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:30 pm
by mark0tz
The Georgia Washboard Stompers will kill you with their version off of:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 8m965okep2