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Norfolk Church Street Sobbin’ Blues(see Church Street Sobbin’ Blues)Nostalgia (Ade Monsbourgh)Dave Dallwitz Ragtime Ensemble 1098Written 1981, says Dallwitz, rec. byMonsbourgh on recorder with rhythm.Victorian (Australia) Jazz Archive confirms rec.1991 by Ade Monsbourgh’s Late Hour Boys,composer credit to Monsbourgh.Nothin’ [Park Avenue Polka](Luckey Roberts)Tom Roberts 13451908, says Tom Roberts, but no other details.Not in 1907-9 copyright books. Luckeyrecorded it in his 1960 Luckey and the LionLP, crediting himself. Perfesser Bill also givesc. 1908 for its composition by Roberts.According to Jasen,Not copyrighted or published. First rec. onLP Harlem Piano Solos, Good Time Jazz M-12035, March 1958. . . From around 1908,Roberts dug it out of his archives just for thisrecording session.But I later heard from Tom Roberts:One thing that I have learned in these pastfew years is that these guys lied! Or ,another possibility is that some of the writershad pre-determined ideas and agendasabout the music and some of the ragtimeguys gave up and just let them writewhatever they felt like. Eubie Blake hadmade that comment.The tune Nuthin is not from 1908 likeLuckey said. It is probably from the late1940s. He did copyright it under the titlePark Avenue Polka [and I found that as analternative title on one web site --DB]. I sawthe publisher’s proof copy with Luckey'shand written notes and additions.I think this tune was part of one of his latershows.Perfesser Bill shows separate entry for PAP,dated 1949, but I looked in every year 1945-60without finding it. Tom R. confirms 1949, but Ilooked through 1949-50 especially carefullywithout finding it. Yet lots of people seem to“know” about it.I guess we should add Park Avenue Polka asan alternative title and put a cross-ref from it.12/16/13 -- still can’t let this go. I did find acopyright reg. forPARK AVENUE POLKA; M. Allan Caron ©The Mello-Music Pub. Co. 10Nov50EU220904.Nothin’ (Roy Turk–Lou Handman)Barbara Rosene 1431CD said Nuthin’.Oops, not in Rust. 1927 says notes, but noother info. But copyright reg. says it’sNothin'; words and music by Roy Turk andLou Handman; pf. acc., with ukulele arr. byAnthony J. Franchini. © Apr. 11, 1927; 2 c.Apr. 12; E 659776; Shapiro, Bernstein & co.,inc., New York.OK, closing in . . . Annette Hanshaw and NatShilkret recordings of the Turk-Handman“Nothin’” are in my collection, but strangely,it’s not listed in Rust. ASV Living Era Hanshawreissue says rec. 4/14/27 with Red Nichols,Miff Mole, George Bohn, Frank Signorelli, RayBauduc.No, wait--Rust has it listed as “Nothin’” underOriginal Memphis Five, Pathe 11471.And yep, that’s the song she’s singing.Nothin’ Does-Does Like It Used toDo-Do-Do (Sammy Fain–Irving Kahal–Manny Ross)San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1334CD had Nothing, Kahal-Fain)Rust index says Nothin’Goofus Five, 8/10/27, OKeh 40997,Parlophone R-3490 et al. Nothin’Red Heads, 9/16/27, Pathe 36707, 11515;Perfect 14888. Nothin’Calif. Ramblers, 9/20/27, Columbia 1148-D,0957; Nothin’Copyright isNothin' does-does like it used to do-do-do;words by Irving Kahal and Manny Ross,music by Sammy Fain; pf. acc., with ukulelearr. by Harry Tiedeman. © Aug. 24, 1927; 2c. Aug. 23; E 670945; Waterson, Berlin &Snyder co., New York.Sheet music indexes agree.Nothing but Notes (Adrian Rollini)Andy Stein Blue Five 1390CD had Nothin’.Rec. Joe Venuti Blue Four, 3/20/35, Decca 624(Nothing, says Rust). Decca label also saysNothing, and it wasn’t copyrighted, so Nothingshall it be.Notoriety (Kathryn L. Widmer)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1047ASM, 1913, Jerome Remick.Novelette (Zez Confrey)Tony Caramia 1328This is part of “Three Little Oddities” andwasn’t copyrighted separately:Confrey (Edward Elzear) Three little oddities;a suite, by Z. Confrey [i.e., E. E. Confrey, ofU.S.]; piano. Contents: 1. Impromptu. — 2.Novelette.— 3. Romanza. © June 18, 1923;2 c. June 22; E 565043 ; Boston music co.,Boston.Novelty Blues (Richard M. Jones)New Jazz Wizards 1244Rec. Jones 2/8/29, Victor V-38040, Bluebird B-6627. Confirmed by 6/27/29 unpub. copyrightreg. and Victor label.(Potatoes Are Cheaper – TomatoesAre Cheaper) Now’s the Time toFall in Love (Al Sherman–Al Lewis)John Gill’s Novelty Orchestra 1227Nuclear Rag (John Hancock)John Hancock 1025Numb Fumblin’ (Fats Waller)George Foley 1088Rec. Fats pno solo, 3/1/29, Victor V-38508,27768; HMV B-4347 et al.Confirmed by 9/29/30 copyright reg.Nutcrackers (Glenn Jenks)Glenn Jenks 1179OO (Oh!) (Byron Gay–Arnold Johnson)John Gill’s Original Sunset Five 1094Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden JB 1380This one’s rather absurd. We had Oh! on1094 and O [Oh!] on1380.In fact, the cover is(Oh!)Oand the (c) is“O”(Oh!)ASM, 1919, Leo Feist, w. Gay/m. Gay-ArnoldJohnson (don’t know where Levinson got theinitial E.).’O Sole Mio! (E. Di Capua–G. Capurro–Alfredo Mazzucchi)