| Other author/creator | Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Dodds, Johnny, 1892-1940 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Oliver, King, 1885-1938 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Charles P. instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Waller, Fats, 1904-1943 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Hines, Earl, 1903-1983, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Beiderbecke, Bix, 1903-1931 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Nichols, Red, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Venuti, Joe, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Lang, Eddie, 1902-1933 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Miley, Bubber, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Allen, Henry, 1908-1967 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Hawkins, Coleman instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Russell, Pee Wee instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Moten, Bennie, 1894-1935 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Musical group), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Astoria Hot Eight performer. |
| Other author/creator | Original Dixieland Jazz Band performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Orleans Rhythm Kings (1922-1925), performer. |
| Contents |
Black bottom stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) (3:09) -- Heah me talkin' (Johnny Dodds) (3:11) -- Black beauty (Duke Ellington) (2:52) -- Variety stomp (Fletcher Henderson) (3:03) -- Too late (King Oliver) (3:08) -- Peggy (McKinney's Cotton Pickers) (3:17) -- The boy in the boat (Charlie Johnson) (3:41) -- Bleeding-hearted blues (James P. Johnson) (3:10) -- Handful of keys (Fats Waller) (2:46) -- Glad rag doll (Earl Hines) (2:57) -- Duet stomp (Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight) (2:50) -- Tiger rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) (3:08) -- She's cryin' for me (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (2:44) -- Lonely melody (Bix Beiderbecke, with Paul Whiteman Orchestra) (2:55) -- Delirium (Red Nichols) (3:05) -- Wild cat (Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang) (2:25) -- Waitin' for Katie (Benny Goodman, with Ben Pollack Orchestra) (3:01) -- Doin' the voom voom (Bubber Miley, with Duke Ellington Orchestra) (3:09) -- Swing out (Henry "Red" Allen) (3:22) -- One hour (Coleman Hawkins, with Mound City Blue Blowers) (3:28) -- Hello Lola (Pee Wee Russell, with Mound City Blue Blowers) (3:17) -- That's a serious thing (Jack Teagarden, with Eddie Condon's Hot Shots) (3:28) -- South (Bennie Moten) (2:33) |
| General note | RCA Victor/Bluebird: 07863-66085-2 (on insert: 66085-2; on outer container: 07863 66084-2) |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Originally issued as 78-rpm discs. |
| General note | Biographical and program notes by Orrin Keepnews, Dan Morgenstern and Steven Lasker, with full credits and discographic data ([18] p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Various performers and ensembles. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded between Mar. 25, 1918 and Nov. 15, 1929. |
| Other title | Black bottom stomp (J. R. Morton) |
| Other title | Heah me talkin' (J. Dodds) |
| Other title | Black beauty (D. Ellington) |
| Other title | Variety stomp (F. Henderson0. |
| Other title | Too late (K. Oliver) |
| Other title | Peggy (McKinney's Cotton Pickers) |
| Other title | Boy in the boat (C. Johnson) |
| Other title | Bleeding-hearted blues (J.P. Johnson) |
| Other title | Handful of keys (F. Waller) |
| Other title | Glad rag doll (E. Hines) |
| Other title | Duet stomp (Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight) |
| Other title | Tiger rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) |
| Other title | She's cryin' for me (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) |
| Other title | Lonely melody (B. Beiderbecke) |
| Other title | Delirium (R. Nichols) |
| Other title | Wild cat (J. Venuti) |
| Other title | Waitin' for Katie (B. Goodman) |
| Other title | Doin' the voom voom (B. Miley) |
| Other title | Swing out (H.R. Allen) |
| Other title | One hour (C. Hawkins) |
| Other title | Hello Lola (P.W. Russell) |
| Other title | That's a serious thing (J. Teagarden) |
| Other title | South (B. Moten) |
| Other title | Jazz: the first half-century. |
| UPC |
7863660852 |
| Publisher number | 07863-66085-2 RCA Victor/Bluebird |
| Publisher number | 66085-2 RCA Victor/Bluebird |
| Publisher number | 07863-66084-2 RCA Victor/Bluebird |