[Dixielandjazz] RE. Prettiest Melody

[Nancy Giffin]

> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Zach Keeter <zskeeter at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> I know this is stretching OKOM, but "BETHENA" by Scott Joplin
> gets my vote. The version that Itzhak Perlman does makes me weep.


Right, Zach!

A more OKOM "Bethena" is on Dan Levinson's Steppin' Around CD.
 
It's done by Dan Levinson's Canary Cottage Orchestra and features
Matt Szemela on those lovely violin parts.
The CD also has John Gill (bjo), Kevin Dorn (dr), Molly Ryan (vc),
the Victrolian Vaudeville Quartet, and others.
To hear his version, visit:
http://www.danlevinson.com/levmp3.html