There was something special about the Crescent City, with its tropical carnival atmosphere and its bubbling mixture of cultures, that made it surely the most musical city in the New World - and its jazzmen, from the nigh-legendary Buddy Bolden to today's Wynton Marsalis, some of the most influential. The work of three of New Orleans' biggest names, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver, is already well documented in the JSP catalogue (see below). This collection concerns itself with their compatriots and contemporaries, presenting 101 historic recordings by numerous hot ensembles featuring a host of New Orleans' finest, including Oscar 'Papa' Celestin, Louis Dumaine, Lee Collins, Armand Piron, Freddie Keppard and Johnny Dodds. Customary JSP remastering and packaging with an authoritative essay by Keith Briggs.
Disc A
01. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Original Tuxedo Rag
02. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Careless Love
03. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Black Rag
04. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - I'm Satisfied You Love Me
05. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - My Josephine
06. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Station Calls
07. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Station Calls
08. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Give Me Some More
09. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Dear Almanzoer
10. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Papa's Got The Jim-Jams
11. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - As You Like It
12. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Just For You Dear, I'm Crying
13. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Just For You Dear, I'm Crying
14. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - When I'm With You
15. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - It's A Jam Up
16. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - The Sweetheart Of The TKO
17. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Ta Ta Daddy
18. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Pretty Audrey
19. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - To-Bac-A-Wa
20. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Franklin Street Blues
21. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Red Onion Drag
22. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Astoria Strut
23. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Duet Stomp
24. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Damp Weather
25. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Tip Easy Blues
Disc B
01. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Steppin' On The Gas
02. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Everybody's Talking About Sammy
03. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Mobile Stomp
04. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Sing On
05. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Short Dress Gal
06. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Boogalousa Strut
07. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Down By The Riverside
08. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Over In The Gloryland
09. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Bouncing Around
10. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Kiss Me Sweet
11. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - New Orleans Wiggle
12. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Mama's Gone, Goodbye
13. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Sud Bustin' Blues
14. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - West Indies Blues
15. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Do-Doodle-Oom
16. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - West Indies Blues
17. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Ghost Of The Blues
18. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Bright Star Blues
19. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Louisiana Blues
20. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Sitting On A Curbstone Blues
21. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Red Man Blues
22. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Do Just As I Say
23. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Of All The Wrongs You Done Me
24. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Terrible Blues
25. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Santa Claus Blues
26. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Cake-Walking Babies (From Home)
Disc C
01. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Krooked Blues
02. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - When You're All Alone Blues
03. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Maybe Someday
04. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - That Sweet Something Dear
05. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Ory's Creole Trombone
06. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Society Blues
07. Fate Marable's Society Syncopators - Frankie And Johnny
08. Fate Marable's Society Syncopators - Pianoflage
09. Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Cutie Blues
10. Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Chinaman Blues
11. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Scissor Grinder Joe
12. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Lonely Little Wallflower
13. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - So This Is Venice
14. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Moanful Man
15. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - The Memphis Maybe Man
16. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else
17. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Messin' Around
18. Cookie's Gingersnaps - High Fever
19. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man
20. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Love Found You For Me
21. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man!
22. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Brown Sugar
23. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - High Fever
24. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Spanish Mama
Disc D
01. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Stock Yards Strut
02. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Salty Dog
03. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Salty Dog
04. New Orleans Wanderers - Perdido Street Blues
05. New Orleans Wanderers - Gate Mouth
06. New Orleans Wanderers - Too Tight
07. New Orleans Wanderers - Papa Dip
08. New Orleans Wanderers - Mixed Salad
09. New Orleans Bootblacks - I Can't Say
10. New Orleans Bootblacks - Flat Foot
11. New Orleans Bootblacks - Mad Dog
12. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Come On And Stomp, Stomp, Stomp
13. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - After You've Gone
14. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - After You've Gone
15. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Joe Turner Blues
16. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - When Erastus Plays Old Kazoo
17. The Chicago Footwarmers - Ballin' The Jack
18. The Chicago Footwarmers - Grandma's Ball
19. The Chicago Footwarmers - My Baby
20. The Chicago Footwarmers - Oriental Man
21. The Chicago Footwarmers - Get 'Em Again Blues
22. The Chicago Footwarmers - Brush Stomp
23. The Chicago Footwarmers - My Girl
24. The Chicago Footwarmers - Sweep 'Em Clean
25. The Chicago Footwarmers - Lady Love
26. The Chicago Footwarmers - Brown Bottom Bess
Disc A
01. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Original Tuxedo Rag
02. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Careless Love
03. Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - Black Rag
04. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - I'm Satisfied You Love Me
05. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - My Josephine
06. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Station Calls
07. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Station Calls
08. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Give Me Some More
09. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Dear Almanzoer
10. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Papa's Got The Jim-Jams
11. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - As You Like It
12. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Just For You Dear, I'm Crying
13. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Just For You Dear, I'm Crying
14. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - When I'm With You
15. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - It's A Jam Up
16. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - The Sweetheart Of The TKO
17. Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Ta Ta Daddy
18. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Pretty Audrey
19. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - To-Bac-A-Wa
20. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Franklin Street Blues
21. Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Red Onion Drag
22. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Astoria Strut
23. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Duet Stomp
24. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Damp Weather
25. Jones And Collins Astoria Hot - Tip Easy Blues
Disc B
01. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Steppin' On The Gas
02. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Everybody's Talking About Sammy
03. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Mobile Stomp
04. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Sing On
05. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Short Dress Gal
06. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Boogalousa Strut
07. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Down By The Riverside
08. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Over In The Gloryland
09. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Bouncing Around
10. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Kiss Me Sweet
11. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - New Orleans Wiggle
12. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Mama's Gone, Goodbye
13. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Sud Bustin' Blues
14. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - West Indies Blues
15. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Do-Doodle-Oom
16. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - West Indies Blues
17. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Ghost Of The Blues
18. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Bright Star Blues
19. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Louisiana Blues
20. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Sitting On A Curbstone Blues
21. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Red Man Blues
22. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - Do Just As I Say
23. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Of All The Wrongs You Done Me
24. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Terrible Blues
25. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Santa Claus Blues
26. Red Onion Jazz Babies - Cake-Walking Babies (From Home)
Disc C
01. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Krooked Blues
02. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - When You're All Alone Blues
03. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Maybe Someday
04. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - That Sweet Something Dear
05. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Ory's Creole Trombone
06. Ory's Sunshine Orchestra - Society Blues
07. Fate Marable's Society Syncopators - Frankie And Johnny
08. Fate Marable's Society Syncopators - Pianoflage
09. Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Cutie Blues
10. Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Chinaman Blues
11. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Scissor Grinder Joe
12. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Lonely Little Wallflower
13. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - So This Is Venice
14. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - Moanful Man
15. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - The Memphis Maybe Man
16. Cook's Dreamland Orchestra - The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else
17. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Messin' Around
18. Cookie's Gingersnaps - High Fever
19. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man
20. Cookie's Gingersnaps - Love Found You For Me
21. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Here Comes The Hot Tamale Man!
22. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Brown Sugar
23. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - High Fever
24. Cook And His Dreamland Orchestra - Spanish Mama
Disc D
01. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Stock Yards Strut
02. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Salty Dog
03. Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Salty Dog
04. New Orleans Wanderers - Perdido Street Blues
05. New Orleans Wanderers - Gate Mouth
06. New Orleans Wanderers - Too Tight
07. New Orleans Wanderers - Papa Dip
08. New Orleans Wanderers - Mixed Salad
09. New Orleans Bootblacks - I Can't Say
10. New Orleans Bootblacks - Flat Foot
11. New Orleans Bootblacks - Mad Dog
12. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Come On And Stomp, Stomp, Stomp
13. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - After You've Gone
14. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - After You've Gone
15. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Joe Turner Blues
16. Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - When Erastus Plays Old Kazoo
17. The Chicago Footwarmers - Ballin' The Jack
18. The Chicago Footwarmers - Grandma's Ball
19. The Chicago Footwarmers - My Baby
20. The Chicago Footwarmers - Oriental Man
21. The Chicago Footwarmers - Get 'Em Again Blues
22. The Chicago Footwarmers - Brush Stomp
23. The Chicago Footwarmers - My Girl
24. The Chicago Footwarmers - Sweep 'Em Clean
25. The Chicago Footwarmers - Lady Love
26. The Chicago Footwarmers - Brown Bottom Bess