[Dixielandjazz] lYDIA

pj.ladd pj.ladd at btinternet.com
Sun Jan 27 02:52:14 PST 2008


 Has anyone got the lyrics to "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"? Never heard
> it by a Dixieland band, but why not?

Well, its a waltz to start with and there are not too many of those about in jazz time. Secondly the words are everything, the tune is not up to much and to get the words over clearly the speed must be held back. Not a good candidate for  a jazz treatment I would have thought.
Not suggesting that it can`t be done, but `Why?`

Cheers

Pat


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