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Savoy Blues (Kid Ory)Hal Smith’s Creole Sunshine Orch 1078New Orleans Classic Jazz Orch 1223South Frisco JB 1240John Gill has the 3/9/28 copyright deposit forthis, confirms Ory. Copyright reg. in book isdated 4/9/28.Savoy Rag, The (Pete Mandell)Rent Party Revellers 1220Confirmed by 2/4/27 copyright reg. Mandellwas British banjo player. Even found the firstrecording by Phil Russell, on Edison Bell 4647.Saxarella (Rudy Wiedoeft)Waldo’s Jazz Entertainers 1377Confirmed by 4/23/23 copyright reg. and labelof original 1923 Victor 19167 recording.Saxophobia (Rudy Wiedoeft)Delirium Tremolo 1177Terry Waldo & Bo Grumpus 1339Confirmed by 4/15/20 copyright reg. andVictor 18728 label.Saxophone Sam (Jack Frost–Paul Biese–F. Henri Klickmann)Levinson’s Trans-Atlantic Saxtette 1430ASM, 1917, Frank K. Root.Saxophone Sobs (Ernie Erdmann)Levinson’s Trans-Atlantic Saxtette 1430Confirmed by 5/9/16 copyright reg. and Victor18140 label.Saxophonic Blues (Buck Evans)Brahmin Bellhops 1305See the note about Evans at Blue Bungalow.Turns out that all 19 tracks on 1305 werewritten by Evans, who played piano on thesession.Sax-O-Phun (Rudy Wiedoeft)San Francisco Starlight Orchestra 1271Waldo’s Jazz Entertainers 1377He used hyphens in lots of “Sax-“ titles, butthe copyright on this one has none:Saxophun; novelty fox-trot, Rudy Wiedoeft,arr. Hugo Frey, both of U.S.; E flat altosaxophone with orch. acc. 4to. © June 2,1925; 2 c. June 3; E 618516; Robbins-Engel,inc., New York.BUT the original Columbia 4037 recording hadthe hyphens.Say Arabella (What’s a “Fella” to Do?)(Ted Fiorito–Gus Kahn)Ernie Carson & the Castle JB 1283Bob Oliver’s Hot Seven 1312I’d rather see some confirming sheet music.Aha: 4/23/11 found the cover online (1925,confirms composers): no comma, but “Fella”is in quotes, which stresses the pun, since Ibelieve that fella (or fellah) is Arabic for man----source of our word fellow?). Couldn’t findsheet music online, but surely somebody hasa copy. Queried Nancy W. 4/23/11.Nancy Wyndham:Tex does not have an original song sheet of"Say Arabella". However, the music to itappears in Irving Berlin Inc. Universal DanceFolio For Piano Special Edition For 1926 No.10. Dance folios may not list the title andcomposers exactly as they appeared on thecopyright page of the original song sheet. Inparticular, because dance folios usually didnot include the lyrics, the lyricists andcomposers are often lumped together, with noindication as to which is which. (This issomething one also finds on original songsheets, but it is much more common in dancefolios.)Having said that, I can tell you that the titlereads as follows:Say Arabella(What's A "Fella" To Do)This squares with cover, which presents itSAY ARABELLAWHAT’S A “FELLA” TO DO?Just noticed no ? in my notes from Nancy W.,above; don’t know if that was an oversight onone of our parts of not there, but to heck withit.Say It Isn’t So (Irving Berlin)Barbara Rosene & Her New Yorkers 1422Confirmed by 8/23/32 unpub. copyright reg.Say It with Liquor (Halsey K. Mohr–BillyTracey–Eddie Buzzell)Ernie Carson & the Castle JB 1277CD had Halsey Mohr-Billey Tracey-EddieBuzzel2013 review: Not in Rust. 1922 says DesPlantes’ liner notes, but it’s not in 1922 book.Found 1922 sheet music pub. by Jack Mills,w/BT-EB/m. HM, BUT it’s Halsey Mohr oncover, Halsey K. Mohr on copyright page; andBilly Tracy on cover, Billy Tracey on copyrightpage; Buzzell on cover, Buzzel on copyrightpage: a blunder Trifecta!Found it at end of 1921 copyright book:Say it with liquor; lyric by Billy Tracey andEddie Buzzel, music by Halsey K. Mohr [ofU.S.] © Dec. 12, 1921; 2 c. Dec. 13, 1921; E523683; Jack Mills inc., New York.But there’s no Eddie Buzzel in the index, justan E. N. Buzzell credited for a different song.Billy: we’ve got him William everywhere else,and he’s William in the 1922 index. Notethat we’ve found him spelled Tracy onanother coverHalsey: We had him several times elsewherewith the middle initial.Eddie: Well, he’s Eddie Buzzell on “SweetKisses” with Lew Brown & Albert Von Tilzer.He’s Eddie Buzzell when cited as acollaborator with Gus Edwards in theASCAP bio blurb on Edwards. Looks like, ofall things, he directed Neptune’s Daughter,starring Esther Williams, in 1949! HisWikipedia blurb (as Buzzell) describes himas a directory, born in 1895 and got his starton Broadway, so he could well havedabbled in songwriting in his 20s.And Encylopedia Brittanica says:Edward Buzzell, byname Eddie (bornNovember 13, 1895, Brooklyn, New York,U.S.—died January 11, 1985, Los Angeles,California), American filmmaker, songwriter,and actor who directed a number of Bmovies and musicals, earning a reputationfor speed and economy.But I found several other instances of himspelled as Buzzel, so he either used bothnames or the mistake was committed morethan once.Say It with Music (Irving Berlin)Waldo’s Jazz Entertainers 1377Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra 1415ASM, 1921, Irving Berlin.Say It with Your Feet (Fats Waller–Andy Razaf–Harry Brooks)Grosz–Ingham Paswonky Serenadrs 1214Keith Nichols Cotton Club Orchestra 1320Not in Rust. 1929, says 1320; from HotChocolates, says 1214.Copyright confirms both:Say it with your feet; from Connie's hotchocolates, words by Andy Razaf, music byThomas Waller and Harry Brooks; pf. acc.,with ukulele arr. by M. Kalua. © July 27,1929; 2 c. Aug. 27; E pub. 8678; Mills music,inc., New York.Say Yes (Fats Waller–J. C. Johnson)Grosz–Ingham Paswonky Serenadrs 1214Not in Rust. 1939 says 1214.Confirmed by 2/27/39 copyright reg.Scandinavian Stomp (James Alston)Le Petit Jazzband de Mr Morel 1362Les Rois du Fox-Trot 1436Rec. Williamson’s Beale Street FrolicOrchestra (Alston on pno), 2/27/27, Victor21410.