[Dixielandjazz] Maria Elena

[dingle at baldwin-net.com]

Robert Smith wrote:

> George Thurmond has a different Columbia LP from the Columbia LP that 
> I have. My version has been anglicised and the notes were written by 
> Hector Stewart.
> However, the main object of this post is another track on the LP, viz. 
> "The Entertainer". The composer is given as J. Rosamund Johnson 
> (brother of the poet James Weldon Johnson). All other references that 
> I have seen attribute this tune to Scott Joplin.
> Does anybody know if a final decision has been reached on who really 
> is the composer?
> A further point is that Don Ingle says that "Maria Elena" is a waltz. 
> The cover notes I have state that it is a rumba.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Smith
>
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It can be and can be any other tempo you want it to be, but the source 
material was a waltz.
Don Ingle