[Dixielandjazz] Down in Jungle Town

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

I think that some of these verses add much to the "Down in..." tunes, even
sans vocals.

I suspect that Allen omitted it for the same reason Artie Shaw, Benny
Goodman and others omitted the verse to "Stardust", and the 40s jazzbos
rarely included verses: it was too hard, or certainly less fun, to jazz
'em...

--Sheik

> Hi All,
>
> Many thanks to Ron, Ingemar and the two Johns for their speedy supply of
> the verse (and chorus). Having played the verse through, I think I can
> understand why Red Allen dispensed with it and just played the chorus! I
> suspect my chart will do likewise, although I'll keep playing the verse in
> case it grows on me.
>
> Ken Mathieson