King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band - The complete set

Joe Oliver played cornet in Kid Ory's band when the trombonist declared him "King" of the New Orleans horn players, and Oliver took the title with him when bassist Bill Johnson invited him north to Chicago in 1919. Oliver assumed leadership of the band as it gradually took on its ultimate form with clarinetist Johnny Dodds, his brother Baby on drums, trombonist Honore Dutrey, and then its crowning touch, Oliver's young friend Louis Armstrong, arriving from New Orleans in 1922. Playing music that is at once complex and joyous, the Creole Jazz Band combines virtuosic breaks and solos with a tight blend of improvised and rehearsed ensembles, presenting a constantly shifting, delightful palette of fresh musical combinations.



Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Just Gone
2. Canal Street Blues
3. Mandy Lee Blues
4. I'm going away to wear you off my mind
5. Chimes Blues
6. Weather Bird Rag
7. Dipper Mouth Blues
8. Froggie Moore
9. Snake Rag
10. Snake Rag
11. Sweet Lovin' Man
12. High Society Rag
13. Sobbin' Blues
14. Where did you go last night?
15. Dipper Mouth Blues
16. Jazzin Babies Blues
17. Alligator Hop
18. Zulu's Ball
19. Working man Blues
20. Krooked Blues

Disc: 2

1. Chattanooga Stomp
2. London Cafe Blues
3. Camp Meeting Blues
4. New Orleans Stomp
5. Buddy's Habits
6. Tears
7. I ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
8. Room Rent Blues
9. Riverside Blues
10. Sweet Baby Doll
11. Workin' Man Blues
12. Mabel's Dream
13. Mabel's Dream
14. Mabel's Dream
15. The Southern Stomps
16. The Southern Stomps
17. Riverside Blues
18. Kiss Me Sweet
19. Construction Gang
20. King Porter Stomp
21. Tom Cat