composed by don redman, saxophonist and clarinetist from fletcher henderson's band
thought to be first recorded in 1928 by louis armstrong

si tu vois ma mere (if you see my mother)
raise your glass to verle bretl, my mom, while you listen to this gem

trigger warning: the fats waller video is an embarrassing period piece,
but worth every minute since the playing is fierce — next: joe pass, in his way, conducts a master class in fierce

the lyrics, by the poet and writer yevhen hrebinka (poltava, ukraine), date from 1843
the melody was borrowed from the "valse hommage", written by florian hermann, a composer of German-Polish origin

lyrics by ira gershwin and music by vernon duke
recorded by many jazz artists, including an early (1936) version by bunny berigan

composed in 1925 by ben bernie & maceo pinkard (lyrics by ken casey)
louis unleashes his clarinetist, joe duran — anita looks and sounds great as she entertains the stylish crowd at newport in 1958

composed by louis prima and released in 1936, then popularized the benny goodman orchestra in 1937 —
as he did with goodman's band, gene krupa owns the song while performing with his own combo