Tiger Rag
Hey folks,
Let’s close the week with a cover of a classic jazz standard called “Tiger Rag”. It was first copyrighted in 1917 by composer Nick LaRocca, who lived in Uptown New Orleans.
But we’re listening to a fantastic cover by The Mills Brothers. At just under 2 minutes, it’s a fun little story of losing a tiger and finding it again. An incredible scat-singing section adds zest to our tiger-locating process.
Here’s that tiger!
Hold that tiger!
Where’s that tiger?
There’s that tiger!
See you all on Monday!
—Nikhil 🐅
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That video didn't work for me, but I found the same song elsewhere and was mightily impressed. Nice!
An interesting era. I can pass on the scat, but I like the muted trumpet.