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13 March 2015

Post 185: 'THERE AIN'T NO LAND LIKE DIXIELAND'

There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland: My friends and I decided to try this one. We recently practised it together.

I had not previously heard of this song. It was written (words and music) in 1927 by the great Walter Donaldson. I found several bright performances of it on YouTube.

We decided to try it in Ab. So for me on (Bb transposing) cornet it needed to be written in Bb. There are some surprises, notably the chord in bars 27 and 28 (a 7th on the flattened 6th). I offer my effort to you, in case it may be of use to somebody:-