Monday, 8th October

The first 40 years - From its roots in New Orleans,the great migration north to the age of swing


Track list 

1a Shine-Hambone, “A Shoeshine Boy”, 1957
1b Baby Dodds, “Spooky Drums”, 1946
1c Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Easy Rider Blues”, 1927
1d Eureka Brass Band, “Just a Little While to Stay Here”, 1958
1e Scott Joplin, “Elite Sincopations (sic), written 1902
1f Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals, “Salty Dog”, 1926 

2 King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, “Snake Rag”, 1923
3 Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five, “Heebie Jeebies, 1926
4 Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven, “Wild Man Blues”, 1927
5 Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five, “West End Blues”, 1928
6 Bessie Smith acc Louis Armstrong, “Careless Love Blues”, 1925
7 Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers, “Original Jelly Roll Blues”, 1926
8 Frankie Trambauer and his Orchestra, “I'm Coming Virginia”, 1927
9 Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, “TNT”, 1925
10 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, “Creole Love Call”, 1928
11 Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, “Mood Indigo”, 1934
12 Chick Webb’s Orchestra, “I'm Just a Jitterbug”, 1938
13 Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, “Jangled Nerves”, 1936
14 Jones-Smith Inc, “Shoe Shine Boy”, 1936
15 The Count Basie Orchestra, "Shorty George”, 1937
16 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, “Blue Room”, 1938
17 Glen Miller and his Orchestra, “American Patrol”, 1941
18 Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet Orchestra , “Milenberg Joys”, 1945
19 Kansas City Seven, “After Theatre Jump”, 1944
20 Benny Carter and his Orchestra, “Cotton Tail”, 1962 #

# From the CD Further Additions