Breaking Out Of New Orleans 1922-1929 CD - Import

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.

Personnel: Leonard Mitchell (vocals, banjo); Armand Piron (vocals, violin); Joe Poston (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Clarence Todd, Ruth Lee, Ferdinand Joseph, Roberta Dudley, Charles Gilllis, Al Morgan , Alberta Hunter, Papa Charlie Jackson (vocals); Narvin Kimball (guitar, banjo); Charles Bocage, Johnny Dave, Robert Shelley, Buddy Christian , Erskine Tate, Emanuel Sayles, John Marrero , Stan Wilson, Johnny St. Cyr, Bud Scott (banjo); Jimmy Bell (violin); Sid Carriere (clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Sidney Bechet (clarinet, soprano saxophone); Jerome Pasquall (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Willard Thourny, Norman Mason , Ford King, Bert Bailey, Paul Barnes , Clarence Hall (clarinet, alto saxophone); Oliver Alcom, Andrew Morgan , Lorenzo Tio, Jr. (clarinet, tenor saxophone); George Mitchell (clarinet, cornet); Angelo Fernandez, Dink Johnson, Guy Kelly, Willie Joseph, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Arodin (clarinet); Louis Wamecke, Earl Fouche, Theodore Purnell, Joe Clark (alto saxophone); Walter Thomas (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); David O Jones, Earl Pierson, Norval Morton, Louis James (tenor saxophone); Isaiah Morgan, Amos White, Sidney Devignes, Sam Morgan , Lee Collins, Peter Bocage (trumpet); James Tate Cornet, Elwood Graham, Freddie Keppard, Kid Shots Madison, Louis Dumaine, Oscar Celestin, George MacCallum, Richard Alexis, Louis Armstrong, Mutt Carey, Natty Dominique (cornet); John Lindsay, Harvey Lanktord, Ernest Kelly, William Matthews, Honore Dutrey, Fred Gariand, William Ridgley, John Thomas , Fayette Williams, August Rousseau, Earl Humphrey, Eddie Vincent, Aaron Thompson, Jim Robinson , Kid Ory, Buster Bailey, Charlie Irvis (trombone); Charlie Alexander , Jeanette Salvant, Tink Baptiste, Fate Marable, Arthur Campbell, Morris Rouse, Manuel Maetta, Freddy Washington , Steve Lewis , Adrian Robinson, Kenneth Anderson, Joe Robechaux, Walter Decou, Jimmy Blythe, Lil Armstrong (piano); Baby Dodds (drums, washboard); Abbey Chinee Foster (drums, background vocals); Roy Evans, James Willigan, Jimmy Bertrand, Ben Borders, Joseph Frazier, Joe Strode, Louis Cottrell, Jr., Andrew Hilaire, Zutty Singleton (drums); Jasper Taylor (wood block).
Liner Note Author: Keith Briggs.
JSP's Breaking Out of New Orleans compiles four CDs with 101 tracks containing a mixture of both rare and classic jazz from the '20s, including the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Piron's New Orleans Orchestra, Red Onion Jazz Babies, Cookie's Generals, New Orleans Wanderers, and Chicago Footwarmers. While this set excludes solo recordings by Louis Armstrong, he is featured as an ensemble player along with other superlative musicians of the genre like Kid Ory, Sidney Bechet, Lil Armstrong, Freddie Keppard, and Johnny Dodds. These historic prewar recordings have been remastered, and the majority of this material sounds decent as most JSP sets do. The liner notes are informative, listing personnel, dates, and concise history without going on ad nauseam. Since this is a budget-priced set, it is highly recommended for both the jazz novice and collector. ~ Al Campbell