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Annotation

A 168-CD box, divided into 42 sets à 4 CDs in Sitofy cases. Each set has its own catalog #, ranging from 22757-382 to 22798-382, with /A-D added for CDs 1-4, respectively. Each CD is called "Menu" here and is dedicated to one musician or band, who mostly appears in different collaborations.

Includes two 180-page books with artist biographies.

Set 01-09: "Classic Jazz - Ragtime - Dixieland"
Set 10-16: "Blues"
Set 17: "Boogie Woogie"
Set 18-32: "Swing to Bebop - Modern Jazz"
Set 33-37: "Big Band"
Set 38-42: "Vocalists"

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-22 21:23 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Scott Joplin
▶ CD 2: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Original Dixieland Jazz Band
▶ CD 3: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – New Orleans Rhythm Kings
▶ CD 4: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – King Oliver
▶ CD 5: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jelly Roll Morton
▶ CD 6: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Duke Ellington
▶ CD 7: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bix Beiderbecke
▶ CD 8: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Buster Bailey
▶ CD 9: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Johnny Dodds
▶ CD 10: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Louis Armstrong
▶ CD 11: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Luis Russell
▶ CD 12: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Red Nichols
▶ CD 13: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
▶ CD 14: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jack Teagarden
▶ CD 15: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – J.C. Higginbotham
▶ CD 16: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Benny Carter
▶ CD 17: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Clarence Williams
▶ CD 18: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Fletcher Henderson
▶ CD 19: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jabbo Smith’s Rhythm Aces
▶ CD 20: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – the Rhythmakers
▶ CD 21: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Sidney Bechet
▶ CD 22: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Washboard Rhythm Kings
▼ CD 23: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Mezz Mezzrow
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mutiny in the Parlor
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1936-03-12)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1936-03-12)
drums (drum set):
George Stafford (on 1936-03-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-03-12)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1936-03-12)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-12)
vocals:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
Mezz Mezzrow3:01
2The Panic Is On
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1936-03-12)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1936-03-12)
drums (drum set):
George Stafford (on 1936-03-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-03-12)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1936-03-12)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-12)
vocals:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
Mezz Mezzrow2:38
3I'Se a'Muggin, Part 1
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1936-03-12)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1936-03-12)
drums (drum set):
George Stafford (on 1936-03-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-03-12)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1936-03-12)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-12)
vocals:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1936-03-12)
recording of:
I’se a Muggin’ (on 1936-03-12)
composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
Mezz Mezzrow2:42
4I'Se a'Muggin, Part 2
Mezz Mezzrow2:41
5Blues in Disguise
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1937-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-14)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1937-06-14)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (on 1937-06-14)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-06-14)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-14)
Mezz Mezzrow3:13
6That's How I Feel Today
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1937-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-14)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1937-06-14)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (on 1937-06-14)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-06-14)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-14)
Mezz Mezzrow2:32
7Hot Club Stomp
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1937-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-14)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1937-06-14)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (on 1937-06-14)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-06-14)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-14)
Mezz Mezzrow2:34
8The Swing Session's Called to Order
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1937-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-14)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1937-06-14)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (on 1937-06-14)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-06-14)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1937-06-14)
Mezz Mezzrow2:20
9Revolutionary Blues
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-21)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-21)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-21)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1938-11-21)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1938-11-21) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-21)
Mezz Mezzrow2:45
10Comin' on With the Come On, Part 1
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-21)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-21)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-21)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1938-11-21)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1938-11-21) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Come On With the “Come On” (on 1938-11-21)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
Mezz Mezzrow3:28
11Comin' on With the Come On, Part 2
Mezz Mezzrow3:00
12Swingin' for Mezz (Careless Love)
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-21)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-21)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-21)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1938-11-21)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1938-11-21) and Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-21)
Mezz Mezzrow3:09
13Royal Garden Blues
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-12-19)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-12-19)
vocals:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1938-12-19)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
Mezz Mezzrow3:07
14Everybody Loves My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-19)
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-12-19)
double bass:
Pops Foster (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-12-19)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-12-19)
vocals:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1938-12-19)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Salabert
Mezz Mezzrow2:26
15I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-12-19)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-12-19)
vocals:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1938-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Mezz Mezzrow2:59
16If You See Me Comin'
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-12-19)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-12-19)
vocals:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
recording of:
If You See Me Comin’ (on 1938-12-19)
writer:
Teddy Bunn and Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow3:03
17Gettin' Together
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-12-19)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-12-19)
vocals:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-12-19)
Mezz Mezzrow2:46
18I'm Tired of Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1939-02-01)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-02-01)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-02-01)
vocals:
Rosetta Crawford (on 1939-02-01)
Mezz Mezzrow3:02
19Stop It, Joe
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1939-02-01)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-02-01)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-02-01)
Mezz Mezzrow3:13
20My Man Jumped Salty on Me
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1939-02-01)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-02-01)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-02-01)
vocals:
Rosetta Crawford (on 1939-02-01)
Mezz Mezzrow3:22
21Double Crossin' Papa
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1939-02-01)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-02-01)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-02-01)
vocals:
Rosetta Crawford (on 1939-02-01)
Mezz Mezzrow2:45
▶ CD 24: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Pee Wee Russell
▶ CD 25: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Muggsy Spanier
▶ CD 26: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bud Freeman
▶ CD 27: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Eddie Condon Dixieland All‐Stars
▶ CD 28: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – George Wettling
▶ CD 29: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Lu Watters
▶ CD 30: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bobby Hackett
▶ CD 31: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Edmond Hall
▶ CD 32: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Barney Bigard
▶ CD 33: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Kid Ory
▶ CD 34: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Wilbur de Paris
▶ CD 35: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – George Lewis Ragtime Jazzband of New Orleans
▶ CD 36: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Louis Armstrong [Louis Armstrong and His All‐Stars]
▶ CD 37: Blues – Bessie Smith
▶ CD 38: Blues – Ma Rainey
▶ CD 39: Blues – Mississippi John Hurt
▶ CD 40: Blues – Tampa Red
▶ CD 41: Blues – T‐Bone Walker
▶ CD 42: Blues – Josh White
▶ CD 43: Blues – Blind Willie McTell
▶ CD 44: Blues – Big Bill Broonzy
▶ CD 45: Blues – Leadbelly
▶ CD 46: Blues – Big Joe Williams
▶ CD 47: Blues – Robert Johnson
▶ CD 48: Blues – Kokomo Arnold
▶ CD 49: Blues – John Lee Williamson [Sonny Boy Williamson]
▶ CD 50: Blues – Sonny Terry
▶ CD 51: Blues – Sleepy John Estes
▶ CD 52: Blues – Brownie McGhee
▶ CD 53: Blues – Memphis Slim
▶ CD 54: Blues – Muddy Waters
▶ CD 55: Blues – Big Boy Crudup [Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup]
▶ CD 56: Blues – Big Joe Turner
▶ CD 57: Blues – Roosevelt Sykes
▶ CD 58: Blues – Lightnin’ Hopkins
▶ CD 59: Blues – John Lee Hooker
▶ CD 60: Blues – Johnny Otis
▶ CD 61: Blues – B.B. King
▶ CD 62: Blues – Jimmy Witherspoon
▶ CD 63: Blues – Howlin’ Wolf
▶ CD 64: Blues – Ray Charles
▶ CD 65: Boogie Woogie – Albert Ammons
▶ CD 66: Boogie Woogie – Meade “Lux” Lewis
▶ CD 67: Boogie Woogie – Pete Johnson
▶ CD 68: Boogie Woogie – the Big Band Boogie Woogie
▶ CD 69: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
▶ CD 70: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Fats Waller
▶ CD 71: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Coleman Hawkins
▶ CD 72: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Tatum
▶ CD 73: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Ben Webster
▶ CD 74: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Django Reinhardt [Quintette Du Hot club de France]
▶ CD 75: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Benny Goodman
▶ CD 76: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Roy Eldridge
▶ CD 77: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Earl “Fatha” Hines
▶ CD 78: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lester Young
▶ CD 79: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Teddy Wilson
▶ CD 80: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Benny Carter
▶ CD 81: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lionel Hampton
▶ CD 82: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Shavers [John Kirby and His Onyx club Boys]
▶ CD 83: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Christian
▶ CD 84: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dexter Gordon
▶ CD 85: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Erroll Garner
▶ CD 86: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Slam Stewart
▶ CD 87: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Wardell Gray
▶ CD 88: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lucky Thompson
▶ CD 89: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Don Byas
▶ CD 90: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Illinois Jacquet
▶ CD 91: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Parker
▶ CD 92: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dizzy Gillespie
▶ CD 93: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
▶ CD 94: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lennie Tristano
▶ CD 95: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Thelonious Monk
▶ CD 96: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Fats Navarro
▶ CD 97: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – George Shearing
▶ CD 98: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Gene Ammons
▶ CD 99: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Sonny Stitt
▶ CD 100: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Bud Powell
▶ CD 101: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lee Konitz
▶ CD 102: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Miles Davis
▶ CD 103: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Zoot Sims
▶ CD 104: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Herbie Mann
▶ CD 105: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – James Moody
▶ CD 106: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Stan Getz
▶ CD 107: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dave Brubeck
▶ CD 108: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – the Modern Jazz Quartet
▶ CD 109: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Jay Jay Johnson [J. J. Johnson]
▶ CD 110: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Gerry Mulligan
▶ CD 111: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Sonny Rollins
▶ CD 112: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Paul Quinichette
▶ CD 113: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Pepper
▶ CD 114: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Shorty Rogers
▶ CD 115: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Horace Silver
▶ CD 116: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Chet Baker
▶ CD 117: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Bud Shank
▶ CD 118: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Clifford Brown
▶ CD 119: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Parker
▶ CD 120: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Barney Kessel
▶ CD 121: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lou Donaldson
▶ CD 122: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Farmer
▶ CD 123: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Tal Farlow
▶ CD 124: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charles Mingus
▶ CD 125: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dizzy Gillespie
▶ CD 126: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Phil Woods
▶ CD 127: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Jackie McLean & Donald Byrd
▶ CD 128: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – the Jazz Messengers [Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers]
▶ CD 129: Big Bands – Bennie Moten
▶ CD 130: Big Bands – Jimmie Lunceford
▶ CD 131: Big Bands – Fletcher Henderson
▶ CD 132: Big Bands – Chick Webb
▶ CD 133: Big Bands – Benny Goodman
▶ CD 134: Big Bands – Tommy Dorsey
▶ CD 135: Big Bands – Harry James
▶ CD 136: Big Bands – Earl “Fatha” Hines [Earl Hines and His Orchestra]
▶ CD 137: Big Bands – Count Basie
▶ CD 138: Big Bands – Artie Shaw
▶ CD 139: Big Bands – Glenn Miller
▶ CD 140: Big Bands – Bunny Berigan
▶ CD 141: Big Bands – Gene Krupa
▶ CD 142: Big Bands – Charlie Barnet
▶ CD 143: Big Bands – Erskine Hawkins
▶ CD 144: Big Bands – Lionel Hampton
▶ CD 145: Big Bands – Duke Ellington
▶ CD 146: Big Bands – Woody Herman
▶ CD 147: Big Bands – Stan Kenton
▶ CD 148: Big Bands – Shorty Rogers
▶ CD 149: Vocalists – the Boswell Sisters
▶ CD 150: Vocalists – the Mills Brothers
▶ CD 151: Vocalists – Billie Holiday
▶ CD 152: Vocalists – Mildred Bailey
▶ CD 153: Vocalists – Ivie Anderson
▶ CD 154: Vocalists – Ella Fitzgerald
▶ CD 155: Vocalists – the Andrews Sisters
▶ CD 156: Vocalists – Lena Horne
▶ CD 157: Vocalists – Anita O’Day
▶ CD 158: Vocalists – Billy Eckstine
▶ CD 159: Vocalists – Peggy Lee
▶ CD 160: Vocalists – Nat King Cole
▶ CD 161: Vocalists – June Christy
▶ CD 162: Vocalists – Frank Sinatra
▶ CD 163: Vocalists – Dinah Washington
▶ CD 164: Vocalists – Mel Tormé
▶ CD 165: Vocalists – Sarah Vaughan
▶ CD 166: Vocalists – Ella Fitzgerald
▶ CD 167: Vocalists – Joe Williams
▶ CD 168: Vocalists – Billie Holiday