My grandpa used to sing this on his guitar to me all the time. He died last week. All I could think about was this song. Sad but loving. I felt the real blues for the first time.
Heard this for the first time yesterday at a blues event absolutely awesome young people should not let this sort of music be forgotten. I want this played at my funeral.
@@siddals7920 this is not the blues. I love early jazz, and I love the blues. Jazz musicians have an incorrect idea of what the blues is, and Alan Lomax himself will back me up on this.
Oh my, what more can I say but "Oh my!', This is some fat NOLA jazz and blues, and an important song. This is the heritage to hear, if you are new, and learning the history. You will never forget this song and version, it will be in your heart and soul.
I learned to love good jazz early in life - my father had a better recording of this on a 78. Hopefully I've still got it his 78's on tape....... He used to go to Foyle's Book Shop in London and swapped 78's with Chris Barber ( nicknamed Stuttery Sam?). Dad wanted 'Ramblin' for his funeral - Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don't get you - the liquor must! He'd hold Jazz Nights in our Pub mid-week in the 60's and it was like standing room only!! House of the Rising Sun? - Check out the original Josh White recording (B side Strange Fruit),
So many versions of this classic out there. Satchmo!!!! Unbelievably the version by Hugh Laurie (yes, that’s House, that’s Prince Regent) is also beyond outstanding.
I had this in an old traditional songbook going back to the 1800's when I was a kid. My version said, 'l went down to St James Infirmary, I saw my baby there. She looked so broken and downhearted. She used to be mine" Wish I'd kept that book!
Awesome job on that video!!! I love that song and you made it even better! I especially liked the couple dancing above it all at the end, and the open locket by the headstones! :-)
J'ai un petit faible pour la version de l'Omer Simeon trio, la première en fait que j'ai entendue. Mais celle de Sachtmo est elle aussi magnifique. Et la vidéo est superbe. Musique et vidéo sont bouleversantes.
I've been hooked on the van ronk version for some time now, and thanks to youtube I now found this and the calloway version and the white stripes one... seems to be one of those songs I just can't get enough of (same with Amsterdam, Wayfaring stranger, ...)
This is such a beautiful video, absolutely brilliant, and the sweet voice of Luis Armstrong! Aaach, if I could wish to have one single man back from the dead, it would be him!
I just saw a show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival called "The Unfortunates", which is based on this song, and the effect that music can have on people's lives. It was absolutely stunning, and it's helped me to appreciate this truly wonderful song.
wow! i haven't heard this version of the song. a bit more up tempo and playful than the other. can't say which is better (and that's a good thing) great video too!!
I'm 18 and I like it. You asked if someone your age liked it, someone replied, and then instead of finding something in common with them you accused them of lying. Teen logic!?!?
thanks everyone for the positive feedback. this version of the song came from the "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" album; you can follow the iTunes link above if you'd like to purchase a copy :)
@LittleQueenie55 It was Rudolph Valentino's funeral. The footage can be found on The Sheik/Son of the Sheik DVD, it's available off Netflix if you're interested.
Actually, no one knows where the song came from. It has strong roots in the US, but could even have originated in the UK. No one knows. But from my understanding, Louis Armstrong's version was a particularly iconic one. He voice was perfect for it, and allowed it to be sung in a way that (from what I know) no one had done before. I'm not a true Louis fan, but his gruff, houndish voice brings out something in the song that so many other musicians have tried to replicate or expand upon.
I didn’t actually know that. I thought all early blues and Jazz originated in the states. Certainly blues can be traced back to 1920 in the Deep South.
@@andydunn5673 Hmm. I wrote that comment long ago, and was probably talking out of my behind. I guess I was suggesting that it could've originated from an English folk song or something - but if you look at the wikipedia page (including the section under "Theories about historical sources") it seems clear it came from an *_American_* folk song called "Gambler's Blues" and that the theories trying to connect that song to earlier folk songs seems a stretch?
My grandpa used to sing this on his guitar to me all the time. He died last week. All I could think about was this song. Sad but loving. I felt the real blues for the first time.
Let us not forget Son House -Death Letter Blues.
my Dad's favorite. Went to Preservation Hall, NOLA- sang to myself and cried thru the whole song they played....cried happy tears.
Those people had rich taste of music. Such music piece doesn't die.
I like this version as much as I like the Cab Calloway one. Both are legends.
Eponymous with the New Orleans voodoo priestess.
Armstrong really had the feel of the time, wonderful version of this classic.
Its nice to see people still appreciate good music
Sad, Deep, and Beautiful
So could, so sweet, so fair.
The jungle VIP I can be human too.
No one sang that tune like Satchmo. God Bless him.
Heard this for the first time yesterday at a blues event absolutely awesome young people should not let this sort of music be forgotten. I want this played at my funeral.
I am young and I love the blues!Thanks.
Trust me we won't
It would be nice if sheet music for it actually existed
@@siddals7920 this is not the blues. I love early jazz, and I love the blues. Jazz musicians have an incorrect idea of what the blues is, and Alan Lomax himself will back me up on this.
Louis' vocals are so crisp and clear. The sound on this is fucking unreal and that's on my phone- thx!
I love this video so much I’ve watched it quite a few times over the span of about 10 years 😌🤍🕊
Oh my, what more can I say but "Oh my!', This is some fat NOLA jazz and blues, and an important song. This is the heritage to hear, if you are new, and learning the history. You will never forget this song and version, it will be in your heart and soul.
The most beautiful version of the blues of all the blues. GREAT !!!
Tak to je zatím nejkrásnější verze této nádherné bluesové klasiky. Díky moc za ni !!!
Agreed
Now this is the Blues.
Words cannot express...
5/5 and Favorite.
I wish I could rate it more than once.
I learned to love good jazz early in life - my father had a better recording of this on a 78. Hopefully I've still got it his 78's on tape....... He used to go to Foyle's Book Shop in London and swapped 78's with Chris Barber ( nicknamed Stuttery Sam?). Dad wanted 'Ramblin' for his funeral - Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don't get you - the liquor must! He'd hold Jazz Nights in our Pub mid-week in the 60's and it was like standing room only!! House of the Rising Sun? - Check out the original Josh White recording (B side Strange Fruit),
So many versions of this classic out there. Satchmo!!!!
Unbelievably the version by Hugh Laurie (yes, that’s House, that’s Prince Regent) is also beyond outstanding.
Absolutely beautiful !
Thanks a lot
Wow that was epic Blue mood of spirit. The film really captures the blues when someone you have loved is gone.
BEAUTIFUL ❤️‼️
POIGNANTLY BEAUTIFUL 💛💚💜🤜🏾🤛🏻
I had this in an old traditional songbook going back to the 1800's when I was a kid. My version said, 'l went down to St James Infirmary, I saw my baby there. She looked so broken and downhearted. She used to be mine" Wish I'd kept that book!
possibly one of the loveliest songs i ve ever heard .It is like an Irish lament slainte from Ireland
Awesome job on that video!!! I love that song and you made it even better! I especially liked the couple dancing above it all at the end, and the open locket by the headstones! :-)
J'adore ! sublime interprétation, vidéo intéressante.
My favorite by Satchmo. Love the video. Thanks for posting.
I've watched and listened to more than 4 versions already and I won't stop at that.
the best video of "St.James Infirmary" I've seen.
J'ai un petit faible pour la version de l'Omer Simeon trio, la première en fait que j'ai entendue. Mais celle de Sachtmo est elle aussi magnifique. Et la vidéo est superbe. Musique et vidéo sont bouleversantes.
best of the best.... Ever.... With that wonferful clarinet.......
Marvellous. The warm clarinet-sound of Martin Schmidt-Hahn could fit in as well
This video was a labor of love! Thanks for your hard work and creativity.
Wow. Not only the song but the video is very well done.
i like how out of all the bands in the world the white stripes did a cover on this and didnt make it sound like crap. but still this is great to
Definitely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
I've been hooked on the van ronk version for some time now, and thanks to youtube I now found this and the calloway version and the white stripes one... seems to be one of those songs I just can't get enough of (same with Amsterdam, Wayfaring stranger, ...)
Very great creative work. Thanks!
Regards from Germany
G r e a t Luis Amrstrong - so cold, so sweet, so faer _ ist`s amazing !
WOW. Not only the song but the video is very well; thanks .
This is such a beautiful video, absolutely brilliant, and the sweet voice of Luis Armstrong! Aaach, if I could wish to have one single man back from the dead, it would be him!
I just saw a show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival called "The Unfortunates", which is based on this song, and the effect that music can have on people's lives. It was absolutely stunning, and it's helped me to appreciate this truly wonderful song.
If you did not know that was Cab Calloway, another famous jazz artist. He was in The Blues Brothers movie too.
Tremendous version,very emotional.
I want this at my funeral
you who put this together... really nice!
Touched me deeply. Can't express in words what this song did to me other than it gave me goosebumps all over, as a great song can do.
A great video to go with the great song. This is a masterpiece!!!
Wonderful!
wow! i haven't heard this version of the song. a bit more up tempo and playful than the other. can't say which is better (and that's a good thing)
great video too!!
This is homework for me I have to listen to it and learn it and play it on my violin but other then that it's a nice smooth song
I'm 18 and I like it. You asked if someone your age liked it, someone replied, and then instead of finding something in common with them you accused them of lying. Teen logic!?!?
great video for a great version of a great song
is there another song with such a wide range of very different versions?
this song is originally from holland ; johannes snoeker wrote it in 1888 because of the opening of a new hospital
I love this song, I will always appreciate old music
what a video. Bravo. The music we know and love
Still the best ever!!!!!
Shivers all over.
great job. well done,guys
soo gooooood =))) i really love Earl Hines playing this
What a great Video! Of course the song is the best... but you really did it justice.
Belo e trágico!!!
Pure Magic.
La musique que j'ai choisie, depuis plus de 40 ans, et inscrite dans mon "assurance cercueil", pour ma "crémation".
Le plus tard possible, Françoise...
Si Vous me le permettez, j'espère que Vous êtes tjs de ce Monde et qu'ainsi Vous pouvez tjs écouter ce
magnifique morceau .
A very nice and sweet song ....
thanks everyone for the positive feedback.
this version of the song came from the "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" album; you can follow the iTunes link above if you'd like to purchase a copy :)
box-back suit, double breasted…rare lyrics…like it better then Statson hat
Awesome
Came from Don't mess with King Dice, this is some good calm music
it's oddly nostalgic and depressing but incredibly beautiful, i'm here for cuphead too!
Meraviglia assoluta❤❤❤❤❤❤
OCTOBER BLUES
Linda canção, estranha despedida da amada.
Louis Armstrong. Been a while since I've heard his music.
Koko the Clown :-)
You’re the clown
@@quartzations3297 Your name says so
Always go to other folks' funerals, so they will go to yours.......
good one!
Love it!
perfeito....lindo!!!! muito lindo!!!!!
Great!
I LOVE THIS MAN.
Well done. Ya got it!
so simply,so right,so fair
The song, the video, awesome!
Outstanding!
Sublime
I've heard it said "You don't sing the blues to get the blues; you sing the blues to get rid of the blues."
This song is better if you're drinking scotch at the same time
Thanks a bunch.
I widh people would have the decency to die after me, the pain is unbearable.
That is pretty egoistic, don't you think?
@LittleQueenie55 It was Rudolph Valentino's funeral. The footage can be found on The Sheik/Son of the Sheik DVD, it's available off Netflix if you're interested.
Actually, no one knows where the song came from. It has strong roots in the US, but could even have originated in the UK. No one knows.
But from my understanding, Louis Armstrong's version was a particularly iconic one. He voice was perfect for it, and allowed it to be sung in a way that (from what I know) no one had done before.
I'm not a true Louis fan, but his gruff, houndish voice brings out something in the song that so many other musicians have tried to replicate or expand upon.
I didn’t actually know that. I thought all early blues and Jazz originated in the states. Certainly blues can be traced back to 1920 in the Deep South.
@@andydunn5673 Hmm. I wrote that comment long ago, and was probably talking out of my behind. I guess I was suggesting that it could've originated from an English folk song or something - but if you look at the wikipedia page (including the section under "Theories about historical sources") it seems clear it came from an *_American_* folk song called "Gambler's Blues" and that the theories trying to connect that song to earlier folk songs seems a stretch?
Gracias por compartirlo!
R.I.P Random man 19??-1933
Thanks again.
Great video too by the way.
Oh my! That trumpet!
i smiled so hard at this i cried
Extraordinaire vidéo !!!!!
BigMama §:-)
WOW!!! speechless
Amazing
que belleza
obras Maestras ❤💪
opened it up not knowing who artist was. didnt even have to look once i heard the trumpet.
also first time i heard this.
Thats good. Happy for ya!!!!
Magnifica versione di sempre💖💖💖💖
Oh. Louis!
Ufff your the man, Pops