[Dixielandjazz] Re: Waltz songs.

[David W. Littlefield]

At 09:17 AM 06/21/05 -0400, Steve barbone wrote about playing "Just the way
you are" in 4/4 rather than bossa beat.

Steve, what tempo do you suggest? I'm thinking rather slow--I played my
sheet at 88 and it seemed to work ok. 

Re Waltzes, my rule of thumb is if a dixieland pop tune (as opposed to
multi-strain) has a nice distinctive chord pattern, it probably was
originally a waltz, eg. "My gal Sal".

Those interested in having more waltzes at hand, including most of those
mentioned in this thread, might check out my fake book "Gig Book"--contents
on my website
http://americanmusiccaravan.com

--Sheik