[Dixielandjazz] Re: Way down yonder patter?
Bill Haesler
bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Wed Aug 24 20:50:58 PDT 2005
Dear David,
I have just checked the following versions of "WDYINO", all from 1922-23, to
see if they include the 'tango' part.
Herewith the results:
The Georgians 21 Dec 1922 no
Gene Fosdick Jan 1923 no
Cotton Pickers 9 Feb 1923 yes
Paul Whiteman 21 Feb 1923 yes
Orchestre Syncopatin' Six July 1923 yes A 'tangoish' shuffle rhythm
throughout and the 16 bar tango part as a sax solo. There is also a vocal.
All have the verse introduction and are somewhat similar.
It therefore seems that the tango part was probably part of the original
stock arrangement.
Now to locate the original sheet music.
I do not have the versions by:
Dixie Daises Oct 1922
Bailey's Lucky Seven 8 Dec 1922
George Kelly Original Six Feb 1923
Sammy Swift's Jazz Band Feb 1923
Kind regards,
Bill.
PS: The Cotton Pickers Sept 1922 version of "I wish I could shimmy like my
sister Kate" has been a long-time favourite of mine.
But why is the Doddsian clarinet solo by Jimmy Lytell part so familiar?
Something used later by the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band?
I have been trying to identify it ever since I bought the LP all those years
ago.
One day the penny will drop.
Bill.
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