[Dixielandjazz] Re: Way down yonder patter?

[David W. Littlefield]

Mystery solved: the original 1922 sheet music has the patter, with the
tango/habanera (whichever it is) pattern. And lyrics.

--Sheik

At 01:50 PM 08/25/05 +1000, Bill wrote:
>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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