[Dixielandjazz] Re: Bird Songs in OKOM

[Don Kirkman]

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:10:56 +1000, Bill Haesler wrote:

>Dear Don,
>Regarding: >Has either one [of the following] been recorded as a jazz
>number?<
>This is what I have on file.
>
>James Scott, "Ragtime Oriole," 1911
>*Ken Colyer's Jazzmen. Joy LP S194. 1974. (A ragtime 'revisited' album.)
>
>Joseph Lamb, "Ragtime Nightingale," 1914
>*Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. GHB 149 LP. 1980.
>*Dave Dallwitz Euphonic Sounds Ragtime Ensemble (Australian). Aug 1984.
>Stomp Off LP SOS 1098. (This has more of a Ragtime flavour than a jazz
>sound.) 
>*Down Home Jazz band. Aug 1988, Stomp Off LP SOS 1190. (This is a Ray
>Skjelbred ragtime piano solo with rhythm, so does not really qualify.)
>There are other versions of both tunes on jazz band LPs (Black Eagles,
>etc.), but these are also piano solo features.
>So I suppose that, apart from the possible exception of the Colyer and
>Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band sides, the answer to your question is probably -
>no!
>Kind regards,
>Bill. 

Ah, thank you much, Bill.  This amazing group's record for knowing
almost unknowable things remains intact.  :-)
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Don Kirkman          (N6IM)       Cerritos, CA
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