1920 to 1929 (Fuller Version)
01 Avalon -
02 April Showers -
03 Muscle Shoals Blues -
04 Charleston -
05 King Porter Stomp -
06 California, Here I Come! -
07 See See Rider Blues -
08 If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie ) -
09 Maple Leaf Rag -
10 St. Louis Blues -
11 Muskrat Ramble -
12 Original Jelly Roll Blues
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13 Some Of These Days
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14 Someone To Watch Over Me -
15 East St. Louis Toodle-
16 I Ain’t Got Nobody -
17 Me and My Shadow -
18 Mr. Jelly Lord -
19 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
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20 Rhapsody In Blue -
ft. George Gershwin 1927
21 Dreaming Blues -
22 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)
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23 Love Me Or Leave Me -
At the turn of the century music halls and vaudeville theatres provided the soundtrack of the times with ragtime proving popular in the late 1800s and by the 1900s jazz was becoming popular in the dancehalls and speakeasies. The influences of New Orleans was producing what became known as Dixieland (popularised by King Oliver and others) and later as Trad.
By the end of 1918, Germany and the Allies ended the fighting in World War 1, when the armistice was signed. At the start of 1919 the US Congress prohibited the sale of alcohol bringing in Prohibition and the early years were a period of growth and prosperity until the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
The 1920s was often referred to as the ‘Roaring 20s’ and ‘The Jazz Age’. New music styles were introduced and jazz became a popular form of music. Apart from the dancehalls and speakeasies, radio and theatres were becoming influential.
Many artists proved influential on the jazz scene including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton. Female singers like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Sophie Tucker were bringing their powerhouse vocals in front of the bands of the day.
I have started with a couple of Al Jolson numbers as he was the best known vocalist at the time. As the first jazz arranger, Jelly Roll Morton appears throughout the early years of the decade. The Blues, Country, Folk and early crooners are featured as well as Jazz throughout the decade. Check out the ‘New Orleans Pt.1’ selection in the Programs tab for more early jazz tracks.
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24 Makin’ Whoopee! -
25 Ol’ Man River -
26 One Way Gal -
27 Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie
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28 Somebody Stole My Gal -
29 Stack O’Lee -
30 T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) -
31 Thou Swell -
32 Toot, Toot Tootsie -
33 Two Time Blues -
34 West End Blues -
35 Wildwood Flower -
36 Blue Blood Blues -
37 Burnin’ The Iceberg
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38 Down On Pennsylvania Avenue -
39 Hastings Street -
40 Honey -
41 I’m A Mighty Tight Woman -
42 My Daddy Rocks Me
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43 Poor Boy Blues -
44 Roll & Tumble Blues -
45 Singin’ In The Rain -
46 Stardust -
47 When The Levee Breaks -
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