[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland Waltzes?

[David W. Littlefield]

1. Some standard dixieland tunes were originally waltzes. To name the three
that come instantly to my mind:

"Alice blue gown" (if you have only 2 waltzes in the repertoire, this is one)
"My gal Sal" (probably hard to convert from 4/4 to 3/4)
"It's a sin to tell a lie"

Particularly good American OKOM waltzes:
"Charmaine" (the 3rd one to have. Simple, very pretty, plays naturally, so
it's easier to keep the beat if you only play one waltz a year. Better than
Diane.)
"Falling in love again"
"Waltz you saved for me"
2 well-known waltzes:
"Are you lonesome tonight"(ca. 1915, though Elvis had a big hit with it)
"Fascination" (extremely well-known, often requested. Jane Morgan had the
big hit, but it comes from the 'teens)

Viennese
"Anniversary Song"(serves double doodie, since it's so often requested at
anniversary parties, etc., probably more than "Anniversary Waltz"--actually
folks get the 2 tunes confused...best carry 'em both around) Not strictly
OKOM, since it was ca. 1946. Al Jolson had a big hit. Your second waltz.

2. I can't imagine why one would want to play a waltz dixieland style. If
you're playing for dancing, the playing should be simple to support the
rhythm to support the dancers, and pretty--nice harmonies, dynamics. If not
for dancing, why bother, except for onanistic purposes...

3. If you're looking for other waltzes, because you might do dances, check
out my "Gig Book" fake book on americanmusiccaravan.com (click on "Books",
click on "Gig Book")--it has the full range of ballroom dances, and a bunch
of other stuff. 

--Sheik
http://americanmusiccaravan.com

At 01:55 PM 10/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Folks--
>    Something that somebody said recently has been nagging at me: are there 
>any (or perhaps, CAN there be any) dixieland waltzes?  The Anderson database 
>admits of the following titles, and offhand i can't think of any others:
>
>AFTER TEA (SAVE A WALTZ FOR ME)	Brymn, C. Smith & Clarence Williams	1925
>ANNIVERSARY WALTZ		Al Dubin & Dave Franklin		1941
>CHAMPAGNE WALTZ, THE		Con Conrad & Ben Oakland		1934
>GOODBYE CHARLIE- JAZZ WALTZ	Andre Previn				1964
>GRAVY WALTZ			Ray Brown				1962
>JITTERBUG WALTZ			Thomas ""Fats"" Waller			1942
>KISS WALTZ, THE			Joe Burke				1930
>MIDNIGHT WALTZ, THE		Walter Donaldson			1925
>MISSOURI WALTZ, THE		John Valentine Eppel			1914
>OUR WALTZ			Dave Rose				1942
>PERFECT WALTZ, THE		Brown, W. King, Sleasby & P. Stewart	1938
>SHADOW WALTZ			Harry Warren				1933
>SKATER'S WALTZ			Emil Waldteufel				1882
>VAGABOND KING WALTZ, THE	Rudolph Friml				1926
>WALTZ IS ON, THE		Rube Bloom				1933
>WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME		Wayne King & Emil Flindt		1930
>WALTZING THE BLUES		Clarence Gaskill			1922
>WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ		Spencer Williams			1928
>
>    Silly question, yeah.  But is it even possible to do a waltz in 
>dixieland style?  If not, why not.  Compare and contrast ("Define the 
>universe."), and give three examples.  Blue books on my desk in one hour.
>
>    Dan
>
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--Sheik
David W. Littlefield, Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Washboard
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