100 Years of Jazz: From Ragtime to Avantgarde

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Roots and Beginnings
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Royal Drums of the Abatutsi
[unknown]1:40
2Street Cries
[unknown]2:13
3Slidus Trombone
Sodero's Military Band1:20
4Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin3:17
5Hungarian Rag
The New York Military Band3:36
6Black Man Be on Your Way
James P. Johnson3:16
7Spooky Drums No. 1
Warren “Baby” Dodds2:22
8Kansas City Stomps
Dink Johnson2:31
9Precious Lord Take My Hand
[unknown]1:55
10That Moaning Saxophone Rag
Six Brown Brothers2:14
11Castle Walk
James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra3:16
12Trombone Snezze (A Humoresque Cakewalk)
Sousa’s Band2:05
13Leather Breeches
performer:
Red Henderson
Earl Johnson & Red Henderson2:49
14Beale Street Breakdown
Joe Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band2:52
15Florida Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Lockwood Lewis (on 1926-12-10)
banjo:
Curtis Hayes (on 1926-12-10), Emmett Perkins (US jugband banjo player) (on 1926-12-10) and Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1926-12-10)
jug:
Henry Clifford (on 1926-12-10) and Earl McDonald (on 1926-12-10)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (on 1926-12-10)
Dixieland Jug Blowers3:11
16Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Bunk Johnson4:14
17Wash You, Make You Clean
Elder J.E. Burch3:39
18Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:19
19Bad Luck Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-12)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-12)
recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:51
20I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson52:58
21See See Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lead Belly2:56
22Livery Stable Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1917-02-26)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1917-02-26)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1917-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1917-02-26)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1917-02-26)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1917-02-26)
recording of:
Barnyard Blues (on 1917-02-26)
composer:
Nick LaRocca
recording of:
Livery Stable Blues (on 1917-02-26)
composer:
Ray Lopez (New Orleans jazz trumpeter) and Alcide Nunez (American jazz clarinetist)
The Original Dixieland Jass Band3:05
▼ CD 2: New Orleans/Chicago/New York
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chimes Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-05) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-04-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-05)
recording of:
Chimes Blues (jazz standard) (on 1923-04-05)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1923)
instruments arranger:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1923)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:54
2Station Calls
Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra2:53
3South Bound Rag
Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Blind Blake & Jimmy Bertrand3:19
4Salty Dog
Freddie Keppard2:47
5Wild Cat Blues
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues
composer:
Thomas Waller and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:02
6Travelling Blues
Tommy Ladnier With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders2:40
7West 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 Five33:11
8Weather Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines2:43
9Bouncing Around
Piron's New Orleans Orchestra2:45
10Starvation Blues
Jesse Stone and His Blues Serenaders3:20
11Tin Roof Blues
King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators2:55
12Mr. Jelly Lord
Jelly Roll Morton Trio2:52
13Someday Sweetheart Blues
recording of:
Someday Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Franklin Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Curry Spikes
publisher:
Spikes Bros. and Carter Music House (on 1919-12-26)
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:31
14Bump It
Jimmie Noone & His Orchestra3:23
15Long Deep and Wide
recording of:
Long, Deep and Wide (in 1928-08)
composer:
Fats Waller
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra2:56
16Trouble in Mind Blues
Bertha “Chippie” Hill, Shirley Clay & Artie Starks3:10
17Careless Love Blues
Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green & Fletcher Henderson3:27
18Mamie's Blues
recording of:
2.19 Blues
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Jelly Roll Morton3:17
19Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Pinetop Smith3:21
20East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
The Washingtonians3:06
▼ CD 3: White Bands/Chicago/Dixieland
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Weary Blues
New Orleans Rhythm Kings2:49
2Singin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-04)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04) and Doc Ryker (on 1927-02-04)
banjo and guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1927-02-04)
clarinet and reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-02-04)
piano:
Paul Mertz (Paul Madeira Mertz) (on 1927-02-04) and Itzy Riskin (on 1927-02-04)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-02-04)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1927-02-04) and Bill Rank (on 1927-02-04)
arranger:
Fud Livingston
instrumental recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:02
3Walkin' the Dog
Eddie Lang & His Orchestra3:02
4Mobile Blues
Boyd Senter and His Senterpedes3:12
5The Great White Way Blues
Original Memphis Five4:21
6Aunt Hagar's Children
Ladd’s Black Aces3:19
7March of the Hoodlums
Hoagy Carmichael's Collegians2:23
8Tiger Rag
Husk O'Hare's Super Orchestra of Chicago2:36
9Bull Frog Blues
Charles Pierce Orchestra2:59
10Steady Roll Blues
The Bucktown Five2:36
11The Wild Dog
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four2:42
12Jet Black Blues
Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four3:04
13Nothin' but the Blues
Gene Gifford and His Orchestra3:15
14If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
Red McKenzie and the Mound City Blue Blowers3:24
15Bouncin' in Rhythm
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:46
16I've Found a New Baby
Bud Freeman & His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra2:42
17Love Is Just Around the Corner
Eddie Condon and His Windy City Seven3:05
18Swingin' Without Mezz
Bud Freeman Trio3:08
19Wolverine Blues
Benny Goodman and His Boys2:51
20That's a Plenty
The Benny Goodman Trio2:49
21In a Mist (Bixology)
Bix Beiderbecke2:44
▼ CD 4: Swing/Kansas City
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Liza (All Clouds Roll Away)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:50
2A-Tisket A-Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb2:37
3Rhumba Negro (Spanish Stomp)
Bennie Moten and His Orchestra2:50
4Rhythm Is Our Business
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:17
5Birmingham Bertha
Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra2:56
6I'd Love It
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)
recording of:
I'd Love It (on 1929-11-06)
writer:
Will Hudson and Don Redman
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers3:06
7A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:58
8Jitterbug Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-16)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1942-03-16), Lawrence Fields (saxophone) (on 1942-03-16) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-03-16)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1942-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1942-03-16) and Arthur Trappier (on 1942-03-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1942-03-16)
Hammond organ and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-03-16)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-03-16)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1942-03-16)
trombone:
Herb Fleming (on 1942-03-16) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-03-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-03-16), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-03-16), Joe Thomas (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-03-16) and Nathaniel Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-03-16)
recording of:
Jitterbug Waltz (on 1942-03-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Fats Waller, His Rhythm & His Orchestra3:21
9All the Cats Join In
recording of:
All the Cats Join In
writer:
Ray Gilbert, Eddie Sauter and Alec Wilder
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
10Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:04
11Savoy Shout
Luis Russell and His Burning Eight3:00
12Rock-a-Bye Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
13Harvard Blues
recording of:
Harvard Blues (on 1941-11-17)
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:22
14Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:42
15Twilight in Turkey
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys2:26
16King Porter Stomp
Zutty Singleton & His Orchestra2:36
17Moten Swing
Eddie Durham and His Band2:40
18Minor Swing
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1937-11-25)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-11-25), Joseph Reinhardt (on 1937-11-25) and Eugène Vées (on 1937-11-25)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-11-25)
orchestra:
Quintette du Hot Club de France
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1990-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1990-1)
recording of:
Minor Swing (on 1937-11-25)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Quintette du Hot Club de France13:15
19Fine and Mellow
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday & Frankie Newton and His Orchestra3:17
20Woodshopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:11
21Harmony Blues
Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven2:52
▶ CD 5: Swing Into Bebop
▶ CD 6: The Bebop Era
▶ CD 7: Cool Jazz/West Coast
▶ CD 8: Hardbop/Soul Jazz
▶ CD 9: Mainstream/Dixieland-Revival
▶ CD 10: Avantgarde/Free Jazz

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