[Dixielandjazz] Waiting for the Robert E Lee

Bill Haesler bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Thu Jan 22 13:28:58 PST 2015


Jim Hillesheim asked:
> Any recommendations for recordings of this tune, preferably ones available on a CD, sung with complete lyrics? I would like to hear of your personal favorites. 

Dear Jim,
Dan Barrett is right, the Turk Murphy has no vocal.
The best OKOM version has to be the one recorded by Lu Watters in February 1950, with a Clancy Hayes vocal.
Recorded for Clef/Verve. I have it on a Jasmine CD (JASMCD 2571).
Kind regards,
Bill.


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