[78-L] "Jazz lips" authorship

Han Enderman jcenderman at solcon.nl
Mon Nov 2 18:19:54 PST 2009


OK 8436 labels (orig & repressing) give only "Hardin" as composer of Jazz Lips, 
and also of the reverse Skid-Dat-De-Dat.
And the composer of Undecided on De 2216 (John Kirby) is Charles Shavers only (as expected).
Which Hines titles mention Robin? Was he a lyric writer?
Unlikely that an ASCAP composer b.1912 would be active with the Armstrong family in Chicago, Nov 1926,
who pres. made up this title just for the recording session (and it really sounds like an instrumental, showcasing 
the lips of the best jazz trumpeter in Chicago and of the century), while the reverse has an Armstrong scat vocal.

Han Enderman
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>>> The very handy Louis Armstrong discography at
http://michaelminn.net/armstrong/index.php says that "Jazz lips", as
recorded by Armstrong in 1926, was written by Lil Hardin Armstrong, Louis
Armstrong and S Robbin.
Could S Robbin be Sydney Robbin who gets songwriting credit on
collaborations with Earl Hines?
Thanks for any assistance from the brains trust.
- Stephen D
in Calgary
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Could be ASCAP member Sydney Robin (b. 1912), who wrote "Undecided," among others. The song is not mentioned in my 1942 ASCAP Index.
Cary Ginell
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