[Dixielandjazz] West End Blues

[glen page]

Steve et al,

Oliver recorded   West End Blues on 2 occasions,the first one on June 11
1928 with the Dixie Syncopators.That version is not the one that you should
be looking for. He also did a version to accompany Hazel Smith but there are
no soli on this recording.

Go to the superb Hot Jazz  Archives, or whatever the correct title is, and
I'm sure that real jazz fans on this list will know what I'm talking about.

The second version was recorded on Jan. 16th 1929 and according to Laurie
Wright, who knows a thing or two about these matters, had Louis Metcalf on
tpt and Joe is listed as director of King Oliver and his Recording O
rchestra . This is the version with the intro that I'm sure was referred to.

I do not claim to be an authority on these matters but the tpt. man on the
1929 version does not sound like Joe to me.

Hope this does not confuse matters, my money iks on Laurie Wright.

Cheers, Glen.