Pianophilia

Hello All,

Here is another Mary Lou Williams piece - I will try and post some others later.
Regards,
tobyjj

Tobyjj:

Thank you so much, it certainly will!

Now I am interested in those kind of songs, so this one is great.

ILU.

ilu wrote:Tobyjj:

Now I am interested in those kind of songs, so this one is great.

ILU.

I have quite a lot of "those kind of songs".

Regards,
tobyjj

Hi everyone!

Frank, so glad you enjoyed "What a Pity." Although I knew it wasn't common, I didn't realize it was that rare. I, like Toby, am glad to contribute something you haven't seen before as you've contributed so much to this site! My, and I'm sure many others, heartfelt appreciation goes to you. Thanks, too, for the info. about Feldkamp (you mentioning him in an earlier post when you shared Modernesque was the first info. I'd ever heard). It's always frosting on the cake for me to learn about the composers.

Toby, you're quite amazing yourself! You've acquired so many rarities that you've shared with us (thanks for the latest Mary Lou Williams posting!). I can't thank you enough, either, for your generosity! As for more hen's teeth, I do think I have a few (definitely some rags and, perhaps, a few novelties), but, alas, none of the Klickmann pieces you're looking for (all the pieces I have by him, except "Knockout Drops," were downloaded off the web). If I had them I would definitely upload them. Unfortunately, locating the Dixon pieces was the only time my height gave me such a great advantage in my search for music (but it's a fun memory).

One of the hen's teeth I have in rags is something called "Chrystal Chimes" (no, the first word in the title isn't misspelled) by Kelso and Joseph Murdock. Would it be OK, to post that here, or should I go to the rags thread?

Oh, I have something else, that may be of interest. My wife and I live only a about a half hour's drive from where Sam Fox used to have his first publishing offices (it's a beautiful arcade that still exists--I even have a JPG of a photo of the arcade during the ragtime era which I'll upload if anyone's interested). Anyway, Sam Fox published what many consider the first novelty, "Nola" which I'm sure you're all familiar with. I've not only seen the original version many times, but have also picked up the "Fox Trot" edition, the piano duet and the simplified edition. Personally , I've always wondered what some of these other editions that were only seen in lists on the covers of sheet music were like. Anyone share my interest who would like to see some (or all)of those other editions?

Well, I'm planning on posting a rare (at least I hope it's rare) novelty today.

Rob

Hello All,

Rob C,
Thanks for the comments.

Please do keep posting - I don't think something has to be incredibly rare to be worth posting, there are so many pieces on my "search list", that are probably not that rare, but which I haven't been able to find. It's always a thrill to be able to strike something off the list. The rarity factor is probably a combination of geography (location), timing and luck - this site is doing a marvellous job in eliminating the restrictions caused by geography!. Rarities are, of course, always a fantastic bonus.

Re "Nola" - I am very interested in seeing your various versions. I have a few versions and arrangements, too and had intended to get them together to see what else might be missing. I am missing the Fox-Trot version and also, apparently there is a song version, which I don't have. I'm not sure about the 4 hand version, I'll have to check. I think I posted a version by Arndt's wife, (the original dedicatee, Nola), sometime back (very difficult). So, yes please, go ahead and post - I too have been wondering about those other versions frequently advertised on the back of other sheets.

Looking forward to "Chrystal Chimes".

Regards,
toibyjj

Hello All,

Another Mary Lou Williams:-
Regards,
tobyjj

Hello All,

And Another - Regards,
tobyjj

Hi Everyone,

Toby, thanks so much for your latest two postings! Here's my next posting (a bit later than planned, but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men ) Thanks for your encouragement to keep posting. Of course, I'd love to be able to post the most rare pieces first, but as JellyRoll wrote on the Rags Thread, sometimes you're not sure how rare something is. And, you're right geography affected distribution (some rare rags only turn up in local areas). I'll put Chrystal Chimes on the Rag Thread then when I finish posting this. You know I'd forgotten that that was you that had posted the Nola arrangement by Arndt's wife. I was so excited to see that, especially since I have so many other versions!! Thanks!

This is one of my (and my wife's) favorite novelties. My file's from a fairly nice photocopy I have. Black Panther was published during the depths of the Great Depression and is very moody and atmospheric. Hope all of you enjoy it as much as we do. I've also made a midi which I'll post along with it.

Best to all,

Rob

Hi Everyone,

Here's another by Jess Stacy, pianist for the Benny Goodman orchestra during the famous 1938 performance of "Sing, Sing, Sing" in Carnegie Hall.

Rob

Hi again,

Here's a Pre-war German novelty from 1933.

(Toby, I'll start working on the Arndt pieces next.)

Enjoy!

Rob