[Dixielandjazz] Creole Jazz

[Bill Haesler]

> I came across a piece called Creole Jazz on Youtube and have rather  
> enjoyed some of the versions I heard.  I have gone through my  
> fakebooks and haven't been able to find the piece.
> Does anyone have a lead sheet for Creole Jazz or does anyone know  
> anything about the tune (year written, composer etc)

Dear Kevin,
No lead sheet, but it is an early 1950s Claude Luter composition,  
recorded by him for Vogue in 1959.
Claude, as you will recall was an almost legendary jazz clarinetist  
from the post-WWII era.
Acker Bilk must liked the tune, as he has recorded it a few times.
Kind regards,
Bill.