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[And Klein Tindull is for real. His ParamountSerenaders recorded two sides for Paramountin June 1926, although Rust spells it KlienTindull in the heading and then Kline Tyndall inthe list of personnel. He was a piano player,and other evidence besides the copyrightpoints to Klein Tindull as correct spelling.]And then, 12 years after the first copyright,comes the one that matches the sheet music Ifound:Right (The) key but the wrong key hole; wEddie Green, m Clarence Williams; pf., withguit. arr. Anthony Franchini. © Dec. 17,1935; E pub. 54826; Clarence Williamsmusic pub. co., inc., New York.Vocal on both recordings matches the sheetmusic lyrics, although Liston sings the verseonce and the 1st variant on the chorus twice,while Allen just sings 1st version of the chorus,once.I don’t hear any particular difference in themelodies, but I’ll ask Robbie to compare them.For the time being, though, I’m going to rulethat Green and Tindull wrote it in 1924 andthat Williams more or less stole the melodycredit when he acquired the rights andpublished it in 1935.Also, we must rule that “You’ve Got the RightKey, but the Wrong Keyhole” is the original,correct title; “The Right Key but the Wrong KeyHole” is the alternative.You’ve Got to Be Modernistic[Modernistic] (James P. Johnson)Jacobi’s Bottomland Orchestra 1266Neville Dickie 12698/9/13 Bob Pinsker researched this one:The first copyright is as an unpublishedwork, and it is in the catalog of copyrightentries (CCE, henceforth) asYou've got to be modernistic; words andmelody by Jimmy Johnson; violin [!] c 1 c.Jan. 6, 1930 E unp. 15279 Clarence Williamsmusic pub. co., inc., New York [CCE Vol. 25pt. 3 p. 146 (1930)]This is the vocal version that one hears onthe record with a vocal trio doing the lyric -only the trio has words, at least that theysing on the record. [JPJ aho, 11/18/29,Victor V-38099]Then JPJ made the classic side of this as apiano solo (the other side being "Jingles" -talk about your double A-side!!). [1/21/30,Brunswick 4712, also on the label as “You’veGot to Be Modernistic.”] When ClarenceWilliams got around to publishing it, he didso of the piano solo - it shows up in the CCEin 1934 as:Modernistic; syncopated solo, James P.Johnson; pf. c Nov. 3, 1933; E pub 40157;Clarence Williams music pub. co., inc., NewYork [CCE Vol. 29, pt. 3, p. 150 (1934)]This is the version that is reprinted in thefolio "Jazz, Blues, Boogie and Swing forPiano", MCA/Mills Joint Venture, 1977, p. 61.So, if one is talking about the solo, it'sperfectly alright to call it "Modernistic".At this point I listened to the two versions, andthey sounded entirely different to me. Not so,says Pinsker, pointing out that the sections arejust taken in a different order. Regarding thetitling, he says,I think it's clear that JPJ sorta had to call thesolo record by the copyrighted title "You'veGot To Be Modernistic", otherwise it wouldnot have been clear that the tune wasprotected. But when CW got around topublishing a greatly simplified version of thetune (just has the one statement of the triotune in the score), he naturally wanted a titlethat sounded less like a song title and morelike a novelty title, hence he copyrighted itas "Modernistic".You’ve Got to Give Me Some(Spencer Williams)Ray Skjelbred 1124Jacobi’s Bottomland Orchestra 1266Rec. Cl. Williams wb band, 10/9/29, OKeh8738. Bessie Smith, 5/8/29, Columbia 14427-D et al.Confirmed by 4/29/29 unpub. copyright reg.You’ve Got to See Mamma Ev’ry Night(Or You Can’t See Mamma at All)(Con Conrad–Billy Rose)Scaniazz 1004Down Home JB 11718/22, Hassan: You’ve Got to See Mamma(song has the double "m" both times)8/25, Montgomery sends 1923 sheet musicconfirming Mamma on both cover andcopyright page.ZZacatecas (Genaro Codina)Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ens. CD 11971904 says CD. No Zacatecas in 1904copyright book, but there is Golden Dream(Sueno dorado) by Codina.Confirmed by 12/30/02 copyright reg. Alsofound several editions of the music, one ofwhich misspelled his name Genero.Zebra-Stripes (Lothar Perl)Tony Caramia 1328