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unless other of our brain trust can weigh in onthis one.South ’Frisco Blues (Mike Baird)South Frisco JB 1180Baird is clarinetist with the band.South Mississippi Glide, The(David Thomas Roberts)David Thomas Roberts 1072South Rampart Street Blues(Buddy Christian–Bob Fuller)Le Petit Jazzband 1389Rec. Buddy Christian’s Jazz Rippers(Christian, bjo; Fuller, ssax), 8/26, Pathe 8518,Perfect 118. New Orleans Blue Five(w/Christian & Fuller), 11/2/26, Victor 20653.Oops!South Rampart street strutt; melody byBuddy Christian [i.e., N. J. Christian] andBob Fuller. © 1 c. Feb. 24, 1926; E 635157;Narcisse Joseph Christian, New York.Interesting--that’s several times now I’ve comeacross strutt as a musical or dance formspelled this way, so it must have beencommon usage at the time; and I alwaysthought his first name was Narcissus.But then later we findSouth Rampart street blues; melody byBuddy Christian. © 1 c. Jan. 10, 1927; E655325; Ralph S. Peer, New York.First reg. doesn’t say “unpub.” (they don’talways), but note that it was registeredpersonally by Christian, while the later onewas registered by a publisher. Probablymeans it title was changed on its way toshellac, but why did Fuller get dropped?Next big question is what’s on the labels?Victor definitely Blues and both composers’names in full, confirmed by Victor loedgers.Same for Perfect 118 (LC SONIC).Very clear that they lost the strut and got theblues.South Side Strut (Don Ewell)European Classic Jazz Trio 1142Ray Smith 1162Neville Dickie 1269“From 1956 Good Time Jazz session with histrio” says 1142. But Ray Smith’s Ewell tributeLP says recorded 1952. Neville agrees with1952. But not in 1952-57 copyright books.Windin’ Ball LP 101, Chicago 1952.Don Ewell Trio, Oakland, 1956, Good TimeJazz L12021.Dave Robinson reports that both labels creditEwell.South Wind (B. G. De Sylva–Lew Brown–Ray Henderson)Ingham–Grosz Hot Cosmopolites 12851285 had Southwind.