As Good As It Gets: Jazz Early Days

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sugar Foot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:50
2Jelly Roll Blues
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:06
3Potato Head Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (on 1927-05-10)
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:53
4Dippermouth Blues
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band2:26
5At The Jazz Band Ball
Bix Beiderbecke2:50
6House Rent Ball
Sidney Bechet with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:50
7Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1917-08-17)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:06
8Weary Blues
Johnny Doddsʼ Black Bottom Stompers2:46
9Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:10
10Sidewalk Blues
Doc Cook's Dreamland Orchestra2:41
11I've Found a New Baby
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra3:24
12Bugle Call Rag
New Orleans Rhythm Kings2:18
13Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Halfway House Orchestra3:03
14Paducah
The Chocolate Dandies2:58
15Memphis Shake
Dixieland Jug Blowers3:16
16Stockyards Strut
Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals2:29
17Galion Stomp
Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders3:02
18Hello Lola
Mound City Blue Blowers3:16
19Miss Hannah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1929-11-06) and Don Redman (on 1929-11-06)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-11-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1929-11-06) and Ted McCord (on 1929-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1929-11-06)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1929-11-06)
trumpet:
Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-11-06), Sidney De Paris (on 1929-11-06) and Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1929-11-06)
tuba:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1929-11-06)
vocals:
Don Redman (on 1929-11-06)
recording of:
Miss Hannah (on 1929-11-06)
writer:
Don Redman
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers3:00
20That's A Plenty
Muggsy Spanier3:14
21Midnight Mama
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:00
22King Porter Stomp
Lanin's Red Heads2:10
23I'm Gonna Stomp Mr Henry Lee
Eddie Condon's Hot Shots3:35
24Jungle Blues
Benny Goodman and His Boys3:11
25Hootin' De toot
Original Memphis Five2:47
▼ CD 2
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1Muskrat Ramble
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five2:29
2Dr Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:22
3St Louis Blues
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:05
4Chimes Blues
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band2:50
5Dixieland Jass Band One Step
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:35
6Snookum
Halfway House Orchestra3:04
7Mr Jelly Lord
New Orleans Rhythm Kings3:04
8Steamboat Days
Clarence Williams' Washboard Five3:12
9Frog Tongue Stomp
Lovie Austin & Her Blue Serenaders2:31
10West End Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-28)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five33:16
11East St Louis Toodle Oo
Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians3:05
12Blues In My Heart
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:06
2:13Chicago
Jazz-bo's Carolina Serenaders2:49
14Oh Sister Ain't That Hot
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra2:44
15Jazz Me Blues
recording of:
Jazz Me Blues
composer:
Tom Delaney
Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, Frankie Trumbauer, Paul Whiteman3:01
16Blues In Thirds
Sidney Bechet2:54
17From Monday On
recording of:
From Monday On
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Bix Beiderbecke3:00
18Black And Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians3:20
19Everybody Loves My Baby
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-11-06)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1924-11-06)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Salabert
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:32
20Gatemouth
alto saxophone:
Joe Clark (on 1926-07-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-07-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-07-13)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-07-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-07-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-07-13)
New Orleans Wanderers3:04
21Kansas City Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:52
22Here Comes To Hot Tamale Man
Cookie's Gingersnaps3:21
23Chicago Rhythm
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:49
24Apex Blues
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra3:09
25Heebie Jeebies
banjo:
John Trueheart (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1931-03-30)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
reeds:
Benny Carter (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30), Hilton Jefferson (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30) and Elmer Williams (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1931-03-30)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30) and Louis Hunt (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
tuba:
Elmer James (on 1931-03-30)
arranger:
Benny Carter (on 1931-03-20, on 1931-03-30)
instrumental recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1931-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1931-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:08