bh1
| | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 23:40 | |
This was used in the movie "Impostors" (Oliver Platte & Stanley Tucci). A comic gem if you ever get to see it. Two would be actors stow away on an ocean liner to avoid the law. Of course they are innocent and of course their accuser shows up as a passenger. Comic mayhem involving disguises, egos, and sub plots follows. Find it if you can, it is on dvd.
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stevendejong
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 16:27 | |
Time capsule brilliance! A tune from the trumpet-playing band leader that a number of musicians, great in their own right, have said is the greatest musician in American history. That may be a bit exalted, but it may not be overly stretching it either.
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yofitofu
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 16:24 | |
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jmkate
(nearly under a stack of books) | | Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 06:25 | |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 13:44 | |
 Music to my ears. Love it. |
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HeadMan
| | Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 19:01 | |
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Old_Pat
(Belgium) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:58 | |
Don't think so - this seems to have been recorded in August 1954
suesblues wrote:is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song? |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:55 | |
suesblues wrote:is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song?
Wiki says: " Skokiaan" is a popular tune originally written by Rhodesian musician August Musarurwa (d.1968) (usually identified as August Msarurgwa on record labels) in the tsaba-tsaba big band style that succeeded marabi. Skokiaan (Chikokiyana in Shona) <1> refers to an illegal self-made alcoholic beverage typically brewed over one day that may contain a dangerous ingredient, such as methylated spirits. <2><3> The tune has also been recorded as "Sikokiyana," "Skokiana," and "Skokian." It goes on to say the song has been covered many times. |
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bluecshells
(EARTH) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:55 | |
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:25 | |
I'm doin' that dance Ferris Bueller did to the theme from "I Dream of Jeannie."   |
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suesblues
(Sydney, Australia) | | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:22 | |
is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song?
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mrdak
(Middle GA) | | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:22 | |
Damn Bill.............. you certainly know how to mix it up Thanks! |
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actusreus
| | Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 06:53 | |
can't remember when I last heard this one, but it was probably on my dad's vinyl. Great choice, thanks. Terrific song by a terrific man.
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timy
(London, UK) | | Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 06:52 | |
7>8 when the lyrics kicked in :-)
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iTuner
| | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 21:29 | |
This is so far from my normal choice in music but I don't care, I love this song.
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Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency) | | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 21:28 | |
After what I've learned about this song, and about Satchmo, I truly wish my father was still alive - he'd have LOVED to know this stuff, as he was a big Louis Armstrong fan.
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heliosweb
(New Mexico USA) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:45 | |
I have fond memories of many Louis Armstrong appearances on the Jack Benny Show. (Yeah, that dates me a bit.) What a personality. Just one really cool dude.
Love Satchmo!
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AndreasL
(Calden, Germany) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:42 | |
Sundown in Germany and this part of happy music. Great Satchmo
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fast_eddie
| | Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:41 | |
Another great choice here on RP!!!
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 06:43 | |
No, no, this is what the 10 rating is for, right here.
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Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA) | | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 16:51 | |
It was fun to hear this tune pop up in the series premiere of HBO's Treme.
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michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA) | | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 16:50 | |
 Just so fine |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 05:52 | |
I am not a fan of big band sound, but armstrongs voice and playing makes it nice!
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Rotterdam
| | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 05:47 | |
BoynHill wrote:This made me smile as soon as it started. Had to have a look who it was, and glad to see i'd previously rated it a 9.  OK, you've convinced me. 8 -> 9. Great fun and makes me happy. |
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 14:44 | |
AdyMiles wrote:awful. i don't know what people 'hear' in music like this
Louis would have recommended (as he did to the Queen):
 
"Satch says, ‘Leave it all behind ya!'" |
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Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA) | | Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 14:36 | |
I'm not one for Big Band, but this one is undeniably fun.
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 21:13 | |
rjwarwick wrote:Sweet jesus, Bill— you might as well play this once a week! You kill me with your OVER-PLAYED songs!
heaven forbid! |
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Zapmedia
(New York City and New Jersey) | | Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 11:44 | |
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BoynHill
| | Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 11:42 | |
This made me smile as soon as it started. Had to have a look who it was, and glad to see i'd previously rated it a 9. |
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