Jazz, Vol. 1: South
Various Artists
Moses Asch purchased the "race records" heard on this album in 1941 for 15 cents each. Demonstrating some of the musical styles characteristic of the American South that proved influential in shaping what is now called jazz, the selections range from folk songs to urban blues to boogie-woogie piano; artists include Dock Reese, Lead Belly, Scrapper Blackwell, Bessie Tucker and Champion Jack Dupree.
Track Listing
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101
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Ol' Hannah | Dock Reese | 5:02 |
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102
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Julie Ann Johnson | Lead Belly | 1:09 |
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103
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Harmonica Breakdown | Sonny Terry and Oh Red | 2:35 |
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104
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John Henry | Lead Belly, Brownie McGhee, and Sonny Terry | 2:27 |
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105
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Down South | Scrapper Blackwell | 3:00 |
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106
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Penitentiary Blues | Bessie Tucker | 3:21 |
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201
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Dry Bones | Rev. J.M. Gates and Congregation | 3:43 |
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202
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I Can't Feel at Home - I Can't Feel at Home in this World Anymore | Two Gospel Keys | 2:53 |
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203
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Slow Boogie | Champion Jack Dupree | 2:26 |
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204
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38 Slug | Jim Jam Band | 2:54 |
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205
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Blues For Lorenzo | Omer Simeon Trio | 2:37 |
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206
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Dallas Rag | Dallas String Band | 2:56 |
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207
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When a 'Gator Holler, Folks Say It's a Sign of Rain | Margaret Johnson, Black & Blue Trio, and King Oliver | 2:59 |
Album Info
*This album is unavailable for digital download.
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