[Dixielandjazz] Some of These Days

[tduncan]

Thanks, Jim. I didn't find it on a listing of public domain tunes that I
tried, but your remarks make good sense to me.

Tom 

-----Original Message-----
From: James O'Briant [mailto:jobriant at garlic.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 3:53 PM
To: 'tduncan'; 'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Some of These Days

Tom Duncan wrote:

> In searching for copyright info to obtain a mechanical license for a 
> CD, I was referred by the Harry Fox site to "the publisher". Harry Fox 
> said they could not license this
tune.
>  
> ASCAP lists a number of "composers", but they may be arrangers also. 
> Can anyone help with the appropriate contact to obtain the license for 
> this tune (as done by Sophie Tucker, for instance - but, our own 
> arrangement)

I believe that no license is needed, as this composition is in the Public
Domain.  "Some of These Days," by Sheldon Brooks, was published by Will
Rossiter (Chicago) in 1910. Anything copyrighted in the USA in 1922 or
earlier is no longer under copyright.  You are free to perform this piece
without paying royalties, free to arrange it without permission, and (I
believe) free to record it without paying a mechanical license.

Jim O'Briant
Gilroy, CA
Tuba & Leader, Zinfandel Stompers
Tuba, Jelly Roll Jazz Band
Tuba Sub, Mission Gold Jazz Band
Tuba Sub, South Bay Stompers