[Dixielandjazz]Wilton Crawley . . . Was . . . Big Time Woman

[Tom Duncan]

Bruce Stangeland wrote:

    Does anyone have a lead sheet for "Big Time Woman from Way 
    Out West"?

    I heard this tune New Years Eve for the first time and 
    would like to add it to my repertoire.

    Thanks,
    Bruce Stangeland
    Berkeley banjoist
[Tom Duncan] Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but a check of the
invaluable www.redhotjazz.com (or use of the song index feature for
RedHotJazz developed by DJML's Craig Johnson .. .
http://mainely-jazz.com/rhsongs/songframes.html)
has a 1930 recording by Wilton Crawley & His Orchestra to hear the lyric and
tune.

Crawley was a new name to me and his clarinet on this cut is excessive,
IMHO, in its bent notes and vocal effects. RedHotJazz opines that, "His
style of playing was quite comical and a little heavy on the novelty
effects."  Not that anyone on the list was hearing live performances 90
years ago, but could this be the New Orleans style preceding those that we
have heard on recordings? Or, could similar examples be found in other early
clarinetists? Or, is it "novelty" clarinet?

Regards,

Tom Duncan
201-836-6076
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