"AS GOOD AS IT GETS - JAZZ EARLY DAYS" Vol. 1

Great overview of the "Hot Jazz" era. To anyone who knows their stuff, this track list will speak for itself. For those who don't, the compilation will provide a sort of guided tour, because what's on offer is broadly a sampler of the first decade of recorded jazz, split fairly evenly between black and white groups. (Amazon)

This CD (and its sequel, volume 2) is a good sampling of jazz during its first decade. Included are representative tracks from the greats of the 1920s, including Louis Armstrong, Red Nichols, Bix Biederbecke & Duke Ellington, plus early tracks from Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and the Dorsey brothers. If you're interested in early jazz history, or would like to hear the music that was produced in this revolutionary period, you should enjoy this comprehensive and expertly produced collection. (Amazon)

trax disc 1:
1. Sugar Foot Stomp - Fletcher Henderson w/Louis Armstrong & Coleman Hawkins 2. Jelly Roll Blues - Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers 3. Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven feat. Johnny & Baby Dodds, Lil Armstrong & Johnny St. Cyr 4. Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band feat. Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Honoré Dutrey & Lil Hardin 5. At The Jazz Band Ball - Bix Beiderbecke Feat. Adrian Rollini & Frank Signorelli 6. House Rent Blues - Sydney Bechet w/Clarence Williams' Blue Five 7. Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band 8. Weary Blues - Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers feat. Louis Armstrong, Johnny & Baby Dodds, Earl Hines & Barney Bigard 9. Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Bubber Miley, Harry Carney & Sonny Greer 10. Sidewalk Blues - Doc Cook & His Dreamland Orchestra feat. Jimmie Noone & Johnny St. Cyr 11. I've Found A New Baby - Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 12. Bugle Call Rag - New Orleans Rhythm Kings feat. George Brunies & Leon Rapollo 13. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - The Halfway House Orchestra feat. Albert Brunies 14. Paducah - The Chocolate Dandies feat. Don Redman & Lonnie Johnson 15. Memphis Shake - The Dixieland Jug Blowers feat. Johnny Dodds & Clifford Hayes 16. Stockyards Strut - Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals feat. Johnny Dodds/'Papa' Charlie Jackson 17. Galion Stomp - Lovie Austin & Her Serendars feat. Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds 18. Hello Lola - The Mound City Blue Blowers feat. Glenn Miller, Red McKenzie, Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Condon & Gene Krupa 19. Miss Hannah - McKinney's Cotton Pickers feat. Don Redman, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins & Fats Waller 20. That's A Plenty - Muggsy Spanier feat. The Ray Miller Orchestra 21. Midnight Mama - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 22. King Porter Stomp - Lanin's Red Heads feat. Sam Lanin/Miff Mole & Red Nichols 23. I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee - Eddie's Hot Shots 24. Jungle Blues - Benny Goodman's Boys feat. Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland & Ben Pollack 25. Hootin' De Hoot - Original Memphis Five feat. Phil Napoleon, Miff Mole & Frank Signorelli
trax disc 2:
1. Muskrat Ramble - Louis Armstrong's Hot Five feat. Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Lil Armstrong & Johnny St. Cyr 2. Dr. Jazz Muskrat Ramble - Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers 3. St. Louis Blues - Fletcher Henderson & The Dixie Stompers feat. Tommy Ladnier & Coleman Hawkins 4. Chimes Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band feat. Louis Armstrong, Johnny & Baby Dodds, Honoré Dutrey & Lil Hardin 5. Dixieland Jass Band One-Step - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band feat. Nick LaRocca, Eddie Edwards, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas & Tony Sbarbaro 6. Snookum - The Halfway House Orchestra feat. Albert Brunies 7. Mr. Jelly Lord - New Orleans Rhythm Kings feat. Jelly Roll Morton, Leon Rapollo & George Brunies 8. Steamboat Days - Clarence Williams' Washboard Band 9. Frog Tongue Stomp - Lovie Austin & Her Serendars feat. Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds 10. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong's Hot Five feat. Don Redman & Earl Hines 11. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians feat. Bubber Miley & Sonny Greer 12. Blues In My Heart - The Chick Webb Orchestra feat. Benny Carter 13. Chicago - Jazzbo's Carolina Serenaders feat. Phil Napoleon, Miff Mole & Sam Lanin 14. Oh Sister Ain't That Hot - Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra 15. Jazz Me Blues - Bix Beiderbecke 16. Blues In Thirds - Sidney Bechet, Earl Hines, Baby Dodds 17. From Monday On - Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, Frankie Trumbauer & Paul Whiteman 18. Black And Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians feat. Bubber Miley & Sonny Greer 19. everybody loves my baby - Clarence Williams' Blue Five Feat. Eva Taylor 20. Gatemouth - The New Orleans Wanderers feat. Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Lil Armstrong & Johnny St. Cyr 21. Kansas City Stomps - Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers 22. Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man - Cookie's Ginger Snaps feat. Freddie Keppard, Jimmie Noone, Doc Cook & Johnny St. Cyr 23. Chicago Rhythm - Earl Hines Orchestra 24. Apex Blues - Jimmie Noone & The Apex Club Orchestra feat. Earl Hines 25. Heebie Jeebies - Chick Webb & His Orchestra feat. Benny Carter
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