[Dixielandjazz] FW: Re Hoagy's'New Orleans'

[Jim Kashishian]

Bill "Thimbles" Gunter wrote:
(A)If you've never seen a quaint old Southern city Just think of New
Orleans,
(A)If you've never seen that town, boy, it's a pity, There's nothing like
New Orleans.
(B)(bridge)It will remind you of old fashioned lace, A glass of wine will
greet your smiling face,
(A)And if you ever see a black-eyed gal like mine, boy, You know you're in
New Orleans.



However, Bill, AABA normally refers to a 32 bar song, each one of the facets
being 8 bars.
On Hoagy's tune, you get AABA all in the confines of 16 bars, which are
really AA.
Still wondering why he wrote the song that way instead of 32 bars?  No one
seems to be biting, which means all the knowledgeable (except you, of
course) are out gigging or simply don't care!   :>

Jim