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Live sides with Louis back to his roots leading a New Orleans styled jazz band - Edmond Hall, Albert Nicholas, George Brunies, Pops Foster, Danny Barker, Baby Dodds, Art Hodes, Ellis Larkins, Wild Bill Davison, Irving Randolph, Henderson Chambers, Johnny Williams and Jimmy Crawford

The great trumpet player in a selection of mainstream sides done for Vogue with Alix Combelle's band (including Jean-Claude Pelletier), his own sextet for Bethlehem (with George Clarke, Urbie Green, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson) and a Jazztone session with Sammy Price's Kaycee Stomper…

Al Sudhalter was one of the busiest musicians on the dance band scene in Boston in the 1920's and 30's . . .he refused chances to go to New York or London.  Here is he heard in radio broadcasts on WNAC with a jam session group, Herb Marsh and His Orchestra and his own Voice of the Saxophone program…

The great trumpeter Jones is here featured on two sides with Bechet for Blue Note (with Jimmy Archey, Wellman Braud, Manzie Johnson and Buddy Weed) and several for Vogue (with a French rhythm section including Andre Persiany) in addition to his own sextet recording for Bethlehem (with Edmond Hall, …

Louis' first recordings after his return from Europe in 1935 inaugurated his career as a crooner . . pop tunes featuring him with the Luis Russell band.

Recordings of a variety of Gershwin tunes featuring Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald.

Many piano players took advantage of player-piano technology to record their own compositions during the Jazz and Blues era of the 1920's.  While the playback didn't give a true sense of the performer (no dynamics), it can show a lot of what made those piano players integral to the New Orleans, New…

Long-lived band from Buenos Aires, the Fenix Jazz Band recorded frequently during the 1980's and 90's and demonstrated a commitment to 1920's Jazz and Ragtime with driving performances of tunes associated with Ellington, Clarence Williams, Morton, Oliver, Armstrong, Bix and many others.

The short-lived barrelhouse pianist recorded a handful of solos and great blues accompaniments heard here - with Sodarisa Miller, Monette, Moore, Priscilla Stewart and Alexander Robinson, but mostly Jimmy Blythe!