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Composed by Richard M. Jones, recorded in Chicago November 24, 1926. There are two things in this arrangement that are similar to others: it reminds me of Ted Lewis talking to the musicians on Dip Your Brush in the Sunshine; and also, the long hold note from 1:14-1:20 seems to have been a device that was popular in other recordings I've heard.

This is the only one of the Jones recordings in which we hear Mr. Jones' voice. He introduces the record by stating that all people want to hear is good music, and that is exactly what he intends to provide for them. Then as the arrangement proceeds, he introduces the personnel with enthusiastic commentary about the instrument they are playing.

Richard M. Jones (13 June 1892 - 8 December 1945) was a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, including "Trouble in Mind".

Jones grew up in New Orleans. He suffered from a stiff leg and walked with a limp, earning the nickname "Richard My Knee Jones" from fellow musicians, a pun on his middle name Marigny. In his youth he played alto horn in brass bands, but his main instrument became the piano. By 1908 he was playing in Storyville, the red-light district of New Orleans. A few years later, he often led a small band which sometimes included Joe Oliver. Jones also worked in the bands of John Robichaux, Armand J. Piron, and Papa Celestin.

In 1918 Jones moved to Chicago where he worked as manager for publisher Clarence Williams. Jones began recording in 1923, making gramophone records as a piano soloist, accompanist to vocalists, and with his bands The Jazz Wizards and The Chicago Cosmopolitans. He recorded for Gennett, OKeh, Victor, and Paramount Records in the 1920s. He also worked for OKeh Records as Chicago supervisor of the company's "Race" (African-American) Records for most of the decade. In the 1930s he played a similar role for Decca, then worked for Mercury Records until his death in 1945.