[Dixielandjazz] Sharkey Bonano and OKOM

[Louis Lince]

There are two Storyville CDs of Sharkey Banano

Sounds of New Orleans vol 4 (STCD-6011) and vol 8 (SRCD-6015)I don't know
the tracks, but Jazz Jerry ios the man who probably will, unless you visit
the Storyville web site

Louis


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Denham" <james at jiming.demon.co.uk>
To: "Berry Zand Scholten" <bzssvs at wxs.nl>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Sharkey Bonano and OKOM


> In message <007901c33c34$b94293e0$eaa24bd5 at Berry>, Berry Zand Scholten
> <bzssvs at wxs.nl> writes
> >Dear Listmates,
> >
> >I'm new on this list and not aware of all the rules and regulations.
> >This week I have been reading all the comments on Peanuts Hucko with
> >great interest and I am still amazed about the fact that so many
> >afficianados are able to start so many digital fights about Art Tatum.
> >
> >Maybe, in all your knoweledge end wisdom you can help me. I am looking
> >fot a LP-record of CD of Sharkey Bonano, which I used to play in my
> >younger years. It contains a song, performed by a female singer, with
> >lyrics in French and English. The songlyrics - in a way - go like: :
> >'Nobody is gonna give me a piece of this jelly roll',
> >or something like that.
> >
> >I could not find any information on the lists of CD-Universe, Amazon etc.
> >
> >And further on.....I keep reading the term 'OKOM'. Can anyone explain
> >the meaning of this? ('The thrill of a kiss' was - many years ago -
> >already explained to me by Satchmo and --- lucky bastard as I am ---
> >by quite some girlfriends.....! )
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Berry Zand Scholten
> >Enkhuizen. Holland (Europe)
> >tromboneplayer of the Mardi Gras Jazzband Enkhuizen and
> >The Pepper House Swing Factory.
> >Email: bzssvs at wxs.nl
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> Dear Berry,
>
> Welcome! The best (in fact, to my knowledge, the ONLY) Sharkey Bonano CD
> presently available is on the "Timeless"/ "Chris Barber Collection" label-
CBC
> 1-001, "Sharkey Bonano featuring Santo Pecora, Irving Fazola, Eddie
Condon,
> George Brunies".
>
> It does not, however feature the number you refer to, which I presume is
"I
> Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll". Maybe some more learned
> listmate can help you on that.
>
> Like you, I was mystified by what "OKOM" meant for a long while, before
working
> out that it stood for "Our Kind Of Music" - not a bad term to use if you
wish
> to avoid the dogmatic terms "trad(itional)" and "dixieland" (arghhh...)
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Jim Denham
>
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