[Dixielandjazz] Songs Played in Different Meters

Phil Wilking philwilking at bellsouth.net
Mon Jun 13 14:51:11 PDT 2011


"After The Ball" and "Over The Waves" are waltzes, and those who 4/4 them 
should be forced to play banjo in a bagpipe band.

Phil Wilking

Those who would exchange freedom for
security deserve neither freedom nor security.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>


> Although written as a waltz,  "Who's Sorry Now" is almost always played in 
> 4
> these days.  Another waltz now done in 4 is "Let Me Call You Sweetheart",
> although I often do the verse in 3/4 and then jazz the chorus.  Another 
> tune
> where this works well is " I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now."  The words to
> the verse are so great but are hardly ever sung.
> 



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