[78-L] Sonny didn't compose it

[David Lennick]

Can't, I'm in the middle of home renovations and stuck doing the Tar Paper Stomp.

dl

On 12/15/2011 11:40 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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.
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> Taylor
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> ----- 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
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>> Oh well, why should any of this surprise me? "Iron Bar" is note for note
>> "Jamaica Farewell".
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>> dl
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>> 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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