[Dixielandjazz] Versions of "Oh Didn't He Ramble"

[Bill Haesler]

Bruce Stangeland wrote [in part]:

> I am working on a lead sheet for "Oh Didn't He Ramble" and have run 
> into multiple versions of the lyrics and roadmap.
> Two typical versions are:
> 1. Louis Armstrong (Oh)Didn't He Ramble Lyrics
> 2. Didn't He Ramble
> (Will Handy)
> 3. The Firehouse Jazz Band Commercial Dixieland Fake Book has still a 
> third version, with fewer words and a 4-bar drum roll.
> 4. The version in the Anderson collection is similar to #2, in G with 
> only verse 1 and the refrain, but then a key change to a "jazzed up 
> processional" in Bb.
> What is considered a good OKOM version?

Dear Bruce,
Don't overlook the Jelly Roll Morton versions.
Library of Congress recordings 1938 (New Orleans Funeral) and for 
Bluebird Sept 1939.
Kind regards,
Bill.