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I'm not clear on what makes "Jazz" Jazz.

https://archive.org/details/jazz-a-la-carte-fox-trot-m.-r.-chittenden

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

7 Jun 17
Reply by Ethan Schwartz

Fidgety Feet aka War Cloud..1918..James La Rocca & Larry Shields..Original Dixieland Jazz Band

With the current discussion on what is Jazz, this is my offering on a tune made popular by the ODJB. I've taken a few liberties with the pi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jun 15

Goldby and Shepard Publications

I scanned up a few dozen pieces by this publisher this weekend.  Most are in C notation.  Despite some having racist titles (to be expected…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

7 Jun 11
Reply by Trapdoor2

29 Frets?

Well, I can't say that I've ever seen a 29-fret banjo! This is from the J. H. Jennings collection Joel has on his Internet Archive site. "D…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

16 Jun 3
Reply by Joel Hooks

Turner's Further Instructions Of The Banjo by Aug. C. Clark

https://archive.org/details/turners-further-instructions-of-the-banjo-aug.-c.-clark

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 May 26

Freaks Of Blackville..1899..Charles W. Dalbey

This is a very well written early cake walk. I could find no info on the composer but as this was published in Canada I will presume he was…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 24

Just a bit of Surf Music...a duo from Mr. Jennings.

From Joel's archive of J. H. Jennings sheet music (which is in A notation), I've transcribed it to C notation and Tab...with an mp3 file fo…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

0 May 23

Morley's Tutor, Published August 1929

Here is a fresh scan of the Morley tutor.  This has been digitally available for as long as digitized books have been circulated, but I fig…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 May 21

At Sunset (Grimshaw) with Title Sheet

I personally am very fond of title sheets. Here is At Sunset complete with title sheet. (my original is black and white) https://archive.…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 May 21

Dance Of The Owls..1902..J.H.Jennings

This tune was originally written for guitar and appears in a guitar folio published by W.C.Stahl. It's a pretty tune that works on banjo an…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 May 21
Reply by Joel Hooks

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