[78-L] Sonny didn't compose it

Bud Black banjobud at cfl.rr.com
Fri Dec 16 08:07:57 PST 2011


Golly, that must give you Jumpy Nerves.

Bud

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On Dec 15, 2011, at 11:46 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 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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