[Dixielandjazz] Arcania

[Craig I. Johnson]

No "Arcania" is not where the cajuns came from East of Canada, it is that set of obscure info
for which the average citizen gives not a rat's patoot. However, for those (like myself who are
new enough to some of the details of OKOM history to not know the following, but like said
arcane facts, I just ran into the following: thanks to Google.

"Milneberg Joys" (sometimes spelled Milenberg) credited to Jelly Roll Morton and the NORK
was recorded by the latter as "Golden Leaf Strut" sans the credit to said Morton.
Incidentally Milneberg is named after its founder, a Scot named Alexander Milne, hence the
spelling.

This led my errant mind to look up "Silver Leaf Strut" which I've heard on the record
by the Silver Leaf Jazz Band., and about which I've been curious for some time.
It appears to have been written by Johnny Wiggs and originally named "Chef Menteur's Joys" 
- which I think I heard played by Wiggs eons ago.

If these facts are untrue, I'm sure that through the list, 'the truth will out."

Regards,
Craig Johnson
Cornet - "The Maine Street Paraders"

"Time is the Lord's way of preventing all things from happening simultaneously."