Jazz: Some Beginnings 1913-1926

This exploration into the beginnings of jazz brings together the sounds of vaudeville banjoes, dance orchestras, novelty songs, blues singers, and the first recording of New York stride piano. Connected by their fascination with syncopation, the artists on this album all contributed to the early development of this exciting genre.

Track Listing

101	You Can't Get Away From It	Bert Williams	02:53
102	Down Home Rag	James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra	03:25
103	Raggin' the Scale	Fred Van Eps	02:42
104	Round the Corner	Dabney's Band	03:20
105	I'm Done	Eddie Hunter, Alex Rogers	03:20
106	You Gotta See Mama Every Night	Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers	03:00
107	Masculine Women! Feminine Men!	Merritt Brunies and his Friar's Inn Orchestra	03:25
201	Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do	Charles A. Matson's Creole Serenaders	04:15
202	Graysom Street Blues	Margaret Johnson accompanied by the Black and Blue Trio	02:57
203	Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares Blues	Sara Martin	02:56
204	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Johnny DeDroit and his New Orleans Orchestra	02:43
205	Weary Blues	Vic Meyers and his Orchestra	03:02
206	Old Time Blues	Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds	03:03
207	In Harlem's Araby	The Good Time Band	02:39