[Dixielandjazz] Question About "Chelsea on Down?"

[Kit W. Johnson]

"Chelsea on Down" was composed by Robin Wetterau, pianist with the Red Onion
Jazz Band. 

A quick Google search resulted in easy to find information. In one result,
Phil Cartwright states on his tune list page that it was composed in 1953
and that the name was derived from "...a comment attributed to Robin
Wetterau about Boston restaurants:  'There’s not a decent restaurant from
Chelsea on down.'" 

A similar quote was found on another site, so perhaps it is accurate. Didn't
he play with Great Pacific, Bob? Indication was that GP recorded it in 1960.

Cheers,
Kit

Kit W. Johnson
Black Swan Classic Jazz Band
503-292-7673
503-970-1251 (cell)
kit at bscjb.com 
www.bscjb.com 
 

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[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 2:58 PM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Question About "Chelsea on Down?"

A friend is asking me to ask the experts on DJML the following question:

Who wrote "Chelsea on Down," and what the meaning of the title is?

--Bob Ringwald
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