The Butter and Egg Band

"Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" 
Music by Charles McCarron, Casey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom

Recorded live at VCC Auditorium in Vancouver, BC.

This one's from 1919. From what I know, the original lyric was much longer by numerous verses but I think what we wound up with in our permanent performance arrangement had just the right amount of punch. It always did grow in live performances, as though with a mind of its own.

Caitlin Toom, voice and snare
Will Goede, soprano sax
Cole Tinney, piano
Marc Lindy, tuba

The Butter and Egg Band "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" (Live)

"Some of These Days" 
Music by Shelton Brooks

Recorded live at Ouisi Bistro (www.ouisibistro.com) in Vancouver, BC.

Made famous by Sophie Tucker in 1909, this is "Some of These Days", a bittersweet song about a lover choking out their final goodbyes in parting: "you'll be so lonely just thinking of me only for you'll know, honey, that you've had your way."

Caitlin Toom, voice and snare
Michael Coury, cornet
Will Goede, soprano sax
Cole Tinney, piano
Marc Lindy, tuba

The Butter and Egg Band "Some of These Days" (Live)

"St. Louis Blues"
By W. C. Handy

Recorded live at St. James Hall in Vancouver, BC.

Such a classic woman's blues and I think most beautifully told through the immortal voice of Bessie Smith - the tale of the St. Louis woman who took her man in 1914. The wide acoustics in St. James Hall created an interesting effect as well.

Caitlin Toom, voice and snare
Michael Coury, cornet
Will Goede, soprano sax
Cole Tinney, piano
Marc Lindy, tuba

The Butter and Egg Band "St. Louis Blues" (Live)

Caitlin Toom is a Vancouver-based musician and songwriter whose musical origins juxtapose Dixieland jazz, folk-influenced harmonies and lyrical alt-rock and soul. Caitlin has performed with a variety of different musical acts from crooning in 1930s fashion with a traditional big band orchestra to fronting a 13-piece funk and soul band. Today she plays various venues around metro Vancouver while working as a recording artist.