Tracklist
- CD 1: Americans in Paris
- 1C’est si bonLouis Armstrong
- 2BellevilleDjango Reinhardt & The Air Transport Command Band
- 3Afro ParisDizzy Gillespie
- 4April in ParisThelonious Monk
- 5Roses of PicardyDon Byas
- 6Parisian ThoroughfareBud Powell
- 7Promenade Aux Champs‐ElyséesSidney Bechet
- 8April in ParisCharlie Parker
- 9La Vie En RoseLouis Armstrong
- 10DaphnéEddie South with Stéphane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt
- 11Joe Louis StompBill Coleman
- 12Crazy RhythmColeman Hawkins
- 13April in ParisBud Powell
- 14I’m Heading for ParisJonah Jones
- 15I’m Coming VirginiaBenny Carter
- 16Good to the Last DropJohnny Hodges & Shorty Baker
- 17Maggie’s DrawKenny Clarke
- 18Period Suite (Part 1+2)John Lewis
- 19MontmartreRex Stewart Feetwarmers
- 20You’re Driving Me CrazyJoséphine Baker
- CD 2: New York Forever
- 1Harlem AirshaftDuke Ellington Orchestra
- 2A Trio Grooves in BrooklynNat King Cole
- 3The Man From HarlemCab Calloway Orchestra
- 4Autumn in New YorkFrank Sinatra
- 5Bolero at the SavoyLuis Russell Orchestra
- 6Doin’ the New Low DownBill “Bojangles” Robinson
- 7Vote for Mr. RhythmElla Fitzgerald
- 8Jam SessionBenny Goodman Orchestra
- 9Cool BreezeDizzy Gillespie’s Big Band
- 10Autumn in New YorkCharlie Parker
- 11Savoy BluesLouis Armstrong Orchestra
- 12Harlem CongoChick Webb
- 13Old Man HarlemEthel Waters
- 14Forty Six West Fifty TwoChu Berry and His Little Jazz Ensemble
- 15Chinatown, My ChinatownFletcher Henderson
- 16Stompin’ at the SavoyTeddy Wilson
- 17It’s the Talk of the TownWardell Gray
- 18On the Sunny Side of the StreetBillie Holiday
- 19Lester Smooths It OutLester Young
- 20Easy LivingClifford Brown
- 21Riffin’ at 24th StreetIllinois Jacquet
- 22Bag’s GrooveMilt Jackson
- CD 3: Bananas Swing
- 1Mambo BounceSonny Rollins
- 2MantecaDizzy Gillespie
- 3The Flaming SwordDuke Ellington
- 4Danza to BrazilBob Enevoldsen
- 5PerfidiaAhmad Jamal
- 6La palomaCharlie Parker
- 7Cubana BeDizzy Gillespie
- 8Cubana BopDizzy Gillespie
- 9Tin Tin DeoJames Moody & Chano Pozo
- 106/4 MamboHerbie Harper
- 11FiestaCharlie Parker
- 12Perdido Street BluesLouis Armstrong
- 13The Afro‐Cuban Jazz SuiteMachito
- 14Tico TicoCharlie Parker
- 15Early in the MorningLouis Jordan
- CD 4: The Black Train
- 1Take the A TrainDuke Ellington
- 2The Freedom TrainPeggy Lee, Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting & Benny Goodman
- 3Mystery PacificDjango Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli
- 4Chattanooga Choo‐ChooGlenn Miller
- 5Super ChiefCount Basie
- 6Hobo, You Can’t Ride This TrainLouis Armstrong
- 7Texas and PacificLouis Jordan
- 8On the Atchinson, Topeka and the Santa FeJohnny Mercer
- 9Honky Tonk Train BluesMeade Lux Lewis
- 10Golden Gate Gospel TrainGolden Gate Quartet
- 11Choo‐Choo Ch’BoogieLouis Jordan
- 12This TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe
- 13Gospel TrainMarie Knight
- 14This TrainElder R. Wilson & Family
- 15Train Whistle BluesJimmie Rodgers
- 16Happy Go Lucky LocalDuke Ellington
- 17There’s a Train Out for DreamlandNat King Cole
- 18Railroad BluesLuckey Roberts
- 19Daybreak ExpressDuke Ellington
- 20Choo‐ChooFrankie Trumbauer
- 21Red WagonCount Basie
- CD 5: Blues Ballads
- 1Crying All Night LongJohn Lee Hooker
- 2Thinkin’ and Worryin’Lightnin’ Hopkins
- 3Leavin’ DayBig Bill Broonzy
- 4Rollin’ and Tumblin’Muddy Waters
- 5Life Is Too ShortT‐Bone Walker
- 6Swing Out RhythmLonnie Johnson
- 7Tell Me MamaJazz Gillum
- 8Gambling Bar Room BluesJimmie Rodgers
- 9I’m in the MoodJohn Lee Hooker & Eddie Kirkland
- 10Ma RaineyMemphis Minnie
- 11King Biscuit StompBig Joe Williams
- 12Death Letter BluesIda Cox
- 13Evil Hearted ManJosh White
- 14Mailman BluesTiny Mayberry
- 15The Blues That Made Me DrunksonSonny Boy Williamson
- 16I Just Couldn’t Help ItWashboard Sam
- 17Uncle Sam Come and Get HimWee Bea Booze
- 18Driftin’ BluesCharles Brown
- 19Central Avenue BluesPee Wee Crayton
- 20Playboy BluesBig Joe Turner
- 21Harmonica and Washboard BreakdownSonny Terry
- 22Lonesome Man BluesMax Bailey
- CD 6: Black Daddies of Rock ’n Roll
- 1Well, Oh WellTiny Bradshaw
- 2Rock, Little BabyCecil Gant
- 3Hurry, Hurry BabeRoy Brown
- 4Boogie GuitarPete Lewis & Gene Philips
- 5No No BabyFats Domino
- 6Good Jax BoogieDave Bartholomew
- 7AlwaysLittle Richard
- 8Down Boy DownWynonie Harris
- 9Bump Miss SuzieBig Joe Turner
- 10Huckle BoogiePee Wee Crayton
- 11Rocket 88Ike Turner & Jackie Brenston
- 12Reeling and RockingFats Domino
- 13I Love My BabeLittle Richard
- 14Shout, Sister, ShoutArthur Big Boy Crudup
- 15Work Little Carry WorkKing Curtis & Doc Pomus
- 16Billboard SpecialTiny Webb
- 17Chere You At?Lloyd Price
- 18We’re Gonna Rock This MorningDoles Dickens
- 19She Sets My Soul on FireSonny Parker
- 20Rock Me, MamaArthur Big Boy Crudup
- CD 7: Gospel Fever
- 1Good NewsThe Pilgrim Travelers
- 2I Wonder If I Will RestMahalia Jackson
- 3Pure ReligionGolden Gate Quartet
- 4Everybody Gonna Have a Wonderfull Time Up ThereSister Rosetta Tharpe
- 5Them BonesMitchell’s Christian Singers
- 6Get Away Jordan (I Want to Cross Over)Dorothy Love Coates
- 7My God Called Me This MorningThe Jubalaires
- 8Moan, You MoanersBessie Smith
- 9Let Your Light Shine on MeBlind Willie Johnson
- 10Old Time ReligionClarence Williams
- 11My Journey to the SkyMarie Knight & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- 12The Sun Didn’t ShineGolden Gate Quartet
- 13If You Just Keep StillMahalia Jackson
- 14Down Here I’ve Done My BestThe Selah Singers
- 15Wade in the WaterThe Charioteers
- 16Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying BedJoshua White
- 17GabrielElder Charles Beck & His Congregation
- 18I’m Free at LastSouthern Sons
- 19When the Saints Go Marching InMitchell’s Christian Singers
- 20Twelve Gates to the CityBlind Boy Fuller
- 21The Lord’s PrayerThe Orioles
- 22True FriendshipRev. J.C. Burnett
- CD 8: Rhythm'n Girls
- 1No More LoveElla Johnson
- 2Getting Ready for My DaddyVaretta Dillard
- 3How Can You Leave a Man Like ThisLaVern Baker
- 4Baby, Get LostLaVern Baker
- 5I Ain’t No Fool EitherBig Mama Thornton
- 6He Sends MeNellie Lutcher
- 7Work Daddy, WorkEunice Davis
- 8Doggin’ BluesLinda Hopkins
- 9My Country ManBig Maybelle
- 10Shake a HandFaye Adams
- 11Looking for a ManEsther Phillips
- 12Jump and ShoutErline Harris
- 13Each DayWynona Carr
- 14Baby I’m Doing ItAnnisteen Allen
- 15Try a Little TendernessLittle Miss Cornshucks
- 16Mama, He Treats Your Daughter MeanRuth Brown
- 17It’s Been a Long TimeAnnie Laurie
- 18Gonna Gimme What’cha GotJulia Lee
- 19BootedMyra Taylor
- 20I’m GoneShirley & Lee
- CD 9: Métro Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 1Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés BluesJohnny Hodges & Shorty Baker
- 2Sous le ciel de ParisJuliette Gréco
- 3DeceptionMiles Davis
- 4Saint‐Germain‐des‐PrésHenri Salvador
- 5That da da StrainBoris Vian
- 6Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab CallowayRay Ventura et son orchestre
- 7Honeysuckle RoseSidney Bechet
- 8Un gamin d’parisYves Montand
- 9Goût du jourNoël Chiboust et son orchestre
- 10Riz à la créoleClaude Luter
- 11Et la fête continueLes Frères Jacques
- 12Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsSidney Bechet
- 13Les Rues de ParisMouloudji
- 14How Deep Is the OceanCharlie Parker
- 15Bal dans ma rueÉdith Piaf
- 16Nuits de Saint‐Germain‐des‐PrésDjango Reinhardt
- 17L’Âme des poètesCharles Trenet
- 18Annel (Sweet and Lovely)Kenny Clarke
- 19Je suis comme je suisJuliette Gréco
- 20Pêché mignonEddie Barclay
- CD 10: New Orleans
- 1Do You Know What It Means to Miss New OrleansLouis Armstrong
- 2Where the Blues Were Born in New OrleansLouis Armstrong
- 3Streets of the CityPaul Barbarin
- 4Canal Street BluesKing Oliver
- 5Basin Street BluesLouis Armstrong
- 6Bourbon Street ParadeKid Ory
- 7South Rampart Street ParadeKid Ory
- 8Mahogany Hall StompLouis Armstrong
- 9New Orleans BluesJelly Roll Morton
- 10New Orleans StompKing Oliver
- 11New Orleans WiggleArmand J. Piron
- 12The King of the ZulusLouis Armstrong
- 13Les OgnonsAlbert Nicholas
- 14King JoeJimmie Noone
- 15Dear Old SouthlandSidney Bechet
- 16High SocietyBarney Bigard
- 17New Orleans Function: Flee as a Bird / Oh, Didn’t He RambleLouis Armstrong
- 18Farewell to StoryvilleBillie Holiday
- 19New OrleansHoagy Carmichael
- 20Congo SquareDuke Ellington
Release credits
- guitar [11], lead vocals [11], vocal [11]
- guitar [15]
- conductor [20]
- guitar [4], vocal [4]
- performing orchestra [4]
- vocal [15]
- steel guitar [15]
- vocal [20]
- drums (drum set) [11], membranophone [11]
- performing orchestra [20]
- bass [11], double bass [11]
- harmonica [11]
- ukulele [15]
Issues
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