[Dixielandjazz] King Oliver

[Bill Haesler]

Dear Mattais and Ken,
Based on information contained in the definitive bio-discography, 'King 
Oliver' by my mate Laurie Wright, Lillian Hardin[g]-Johnson-Armstrong 
was responsible for most of the  King Oliver Creole Band arrangements 
of Oliver compositions lodged for copyright with the Library of 
Congress.
"Sweet Like This" was an Oliver and Dave Nelson composition, but no 
credit for the arrangement is given. I would assume Oliver/Nelson.
Perusal of documentation for this later Oliver period reveals 
arrangements by Luis Russell, Brewster-Raph, Jack Calman, King Oliver, 
Mel Stizel (for "Snag It"), Donald Redman & Elmer Schoebel (for 
Henderson's "Sugarfoot Stomp" in 1925)' and Alvin Robertson ("Zulu's 
Ball").
So far as the Meyers-Schoebel composition "Too Bad" is concerned, it 
was certainly a 'stock' as an almost identical (less hot) version 
recorded by Abe Lyman's orch predates the Oliver by 5 weeks. I have had 
the 78 since the late 40s, then LP and now CD. Unfortunately, it is not 
yet on the Red Hot Jazz site.
"Wa Wa Wa" was composed by someone caller Schaefer. Based on the 
hotness, style and Oliver's musical involvement I (an old 
jazz-romantic) believe that it has to be a Joe Oliver 'arrangement'.
Particularly, as it was only ever recorded again (in that period) by 
Gregoire Nakchounian and His Russian North Star Orchestra in Berlin in 
April-May 1928, probably based on the Oliver recording.
Kind regards,
Bill

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