[78-L] Sonny didn't compose it

[Taylor Bowie]

Even if this is a shock to some,  I don't think we should get Hot and 
Anxious about it...let's just be happy and stay In The Mood.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Sonny didn't compose it


> Oh well, why should any of this surprise me? "Iron Bar" is note for note
> "Jamaica Farewell".
>
> dl
>
> On 12/15/2011 11:15 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Just playing Sam Manning's "Go Back to You Ma' and by golly, that tune is 
>> "St.
>> Thomas", one of Sonny Rollins' best known compositions. Well, well.
>>
>> I know..everybody probably knew that 55 years ago when it was also known 
>> as
>> Fire Down There by Randy Weston.
>>
>> Some of these ditties would definitely fail the political correctness 
>> standards
>> these days..Sweet Willie, for instance, contains the line "You can black 
>> up my
>> eye but stay with me, Willie don't you go from me".
>>
>> dl
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