Kid Ory was one of the most significant and influential personalities in early jazz, originating what came to be called the "tail-gating" style of trombone playing, with the instrument used to emphasise the rhythmic line behind the trumpet, cornet and clarinet. He featured in many of the most important recordings in the first few years of the commercial recording of jazz, first in Los Angeles, where he moved in 1919 from new Orleans, and then in Chicago, working with other luminaries based there. His career took a break during the 1930s before he returned to figure in the Dixieland revival era, so this great-value 47-track 2-CD set focuses on those key years during the 1920s when he recorded with the likes of King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, and other notable ensembles, to help produce some of the landmark recordings of the era, including, of course, his own famous composition "Ory's Creole Trombone". It's an entertaining cross-section of the music of the time, and a great showcase for his highly distinctive style, as well as an opportunity to hear some of the best players in the early years of the genre.
1 Krooked Blues (Roberta Dudley Acc. By Ory's Sunshine Orchestra) - Roberta Dudley/Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
2 That Sweet Something, Dear (Ruth Lee Acc. By Spike's Seven Pods of Pepper) - Ruth Lee/Spike's Seven Pods of Pepper
3 Ory's Creole Trombone (Spikes Seven Pods of Pepper) - Spike's Seven Pods of Pepper
4 Society Blues (Spikes Seven Pods of Pepper) - Spike's Seven Pods of Pepper
5 My Heart (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
6 Gut Bucket Blues (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
7 Come Back Sweet Papa (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
8 Heebie Jeebies (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
9 Oriental Strut (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
10 Muskrat Ramble (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
11 29th and Dearborn (Russell's Hot Six) - Russell's Hot Six
12 Too Bad (King Oliver's Jazz Band) - King Oliver's Jazz Band
13 Deep Henderson (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
14 Georgia Bo Bo (Lil's Hot Shots) - Lil's Hot Shots
15 Sugar Foot Stomp (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
16 Wa-Wa-Wa (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
17 Don't Forget to Mess Around (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
18 King of the Zulus (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
19 Lonesome Blues (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
20 Perdido Street Blues (New Orleans Wanderers) - New Orleans Wanderers
21 Gatemouth (New Orleans Wanderers) - New Orleans Wanderers
22 I Can't Say (New Orleans Bootblacks) - New Orleans Bootblacks
23 Flat Foot (New Orleans Bootblacks) - New Orleans Bootblacks
24 Black Bottom Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
- Disc 2 -
1 Smokehouse Blues (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
2 Someday Sweetheart (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
3 Snag It (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
4 Sidewalk Blues (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
5 Dead Man Blues (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
6 Steamboat Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
7 Jazz Lips (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
8 Skid-Dat-De-Dat (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
9 Original Jelly Roll Blues (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
10 Doctor Jazz (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
11 Every Tub (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
12 Willie the Weeper (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
13 Black Snake Blues (King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators) - King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
14 Gone Daddy Blues (Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Band) - Ma Rainey and Her Georgia Band
15 Ory's Creole Trombone (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
16 The Last Time (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
17 Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues (Tiny Parham and His "Forty" Five) - Tiny Parham and His Forty Five
18 Struttin' with Some Barbecue (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
19 I'm Not Rough (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
20 Hotter Than That (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
21 Savoy Blues (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five) - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
22 Get 'Em Again (Chicago Footwarmers) - the Chicago Footwarmers
23 Brush Stomp (Chicago Footwarmers) - the Chicago Footwarmers
Kid Ory was one of the most significant and influential personalities in early jazz, originating what came to be called the "tail-gating" style of trombone playing, with the instrument used to emphasise the rhythmic line behind the trumpet, cornet and clarinet. He featured in many of the most important recordings in the first few years of the commercial recording of jazz, first in Los Angeles, where he moved in 1919 from new Orleans, and then in Chicago, working with other luminaries based there. His career took a break during the 1930s before he returned to figure in the Dixieland revival era, so this great-value 47-track 2-CD set focuses on those key years during the 1920s when he recorded with the likes of King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, and other notable ensembles, to help produce some of the landmark recordings of the era, including, of course, his own famous composition "Ory's Creole Trombone". It's an entertaining cross-section of the music of the time, and a great showcase for his highly distinctive style, as well as an opportunity to hear some of the best players in the early years of the genre.
