Nobody knows you when you are down and out --Alex Pangman wit

Nobody knows you when you are down and out --Alex Pangman with Bob Erwig's Jazz Band 1995
In 1993 a 14 year old girl together with her mam came in a restaurant where we were playing on a weekly basis with a quartet and asked if she could sing.
We were astonished by her naturaral voice. Guitarist Mike Walmsley took het under his wings and gave her a selection of LP's and soon she build up repertoire and came to sing with us on a weekly basis. In this clip Alex Pangman has been with us for more than a year and with an extended group we were invited to the Alexandria Bay Jass Festival. Alex is now 16 and does an incredible warm-hearted interpretation on "Nobody knows you..." as done first by Bessie Smith in 1929.
Our handpicked band consisted of Terry Pitts, trombone, originally from Cy Laurie's band in England, Allistair Lawrie, reeds, a journalist and originally from Edinbrough, Scotland, Mike Walmsley guitar and banjo, a surgeon, originally from London, England, Adam Saunders, piano, a Toronto insurance broker, and Ron Johnsson, bass and an employee with the Toronto Star. A drummer came to sit in. He was a French guy from LeDixie Band from Montreal, He spoke only French but he certainly knew the drums and enjoyed the performance of one of Alex first filmed pieces.
Now some 13 years later I listen to this again and I remember how truly Alex had studies this tune and sings the verse, which is similar to the first half of the chorus just like Bessie did in 1929.

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• jazz
• classic
• traditional
• revival
• alex
• pangman
• bob
• erwig

[tdub1941]

This Alex gal is phenomenal! Great voice!

5 Stars!

Thanks for posting it Bob!

RJMonkey

[erwigfilms]

My favorite monkey knows what he is looking at, and finds what is good and emotional. Of course I just loved her very much as well. And don't forget that Terry Pitts, a man with a big jazz back ground from the UK.

Bob

[missy2shoes]

You're killing me!!!! Blame it on my youth, I guess. So glad I tamed some of the affectations!

[erwigfilms]

The youthful affectations were probably part of some nervousness. I believe this was your first performance at a real jazz festival with a large crowd. Your singing was just fine.

[CharlestonDog6]

WOW! What a voice! Tell me she still is performing! Where? When? She's definitely got talent! Do you have any more of her on video?

[tdub1941]

Bob,

I fell in love with Alex and didn't even notice poor Terry! But now that you mention it he is a heck of good sliphorn man!

RJMonkey