[Dixielandjazz] Beebe - more

[Bill Haesler]

Anton Crouch wrote:
> Has anyone heard the Coslow and Silver composition and compared it with
> Dorsey's?

Dear Anton,
Yes. I have.
In fact, was doing so again when your second email on the subject came 
in.
The original 1923 'Bebe" (Silver) was recorded by the Original Indiana 
Five in May 1923 and is typical of the show songs of the period.
No vocal, unfortunately, but one can almost hear the first line of the 
chorus to be something like:
"Bebe, Bebe, oh how I love you".
I don't have the Bailey's Lucky Seven or the California Ramblers 
records.
But you can listen to the Bailey's and Indiana 5 versions on the 
indispensable Red Hot Jazz site at
   redhot jazz.com
Or access via the wonderful index at:
    http://www.mainely-jazz.com/rhsongs/songframes.html
Certainly not the Jimmy Dorsey composition.
Kind regards,
Bill.