The 25 cuts on this CD document the emerging New Orleans dance movement as recorded between 1923 and 1929. Traditional New Orleans music, despite it's artistic pretensions, was primarily performed and recorded for dancing, as reflected by this compilation. Full biographical and discographical information plus extensive sleeve notes explain the history of the music. Tracks include the Halfway (House) Dance Orchestra ("Snookum"), Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra ("It's Jam Up"), Jones And Collins Astoria Hot Eight ("Astoria Strut"), "Buddy Christian's Creole Five ("Sugar House Stomp") and Pirons New Orleans Orchestra ("New Orleans Wiggle"). Acrobat. 2003.
1 West Indies Blues - Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
2 New Orleans Wiggle - Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
3 When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (All the Little Birdies Go 'Tweet, Tweet, Tweet') - Johnny de Droit & His New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
4 I Need Some Lovin' - Parenti's Liberty Syncopators
5 Maple Leaf Rag - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
6 Squeeze Me - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
7 Sugar House Stomp - Buddy Christian's Creole Five
8 I'm in Love - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
9 Snookum - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
10 Nightmare - Elgar's Creole Orchestra
11 To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa - Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight
12 Pretty Audrey - Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight
13 Ain't Love Grand? (Don't Get Funky) - John Hymn's Bayou Stompers
14 As You Like It - Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
15 Dear Almanzoer - Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
16 That's a Plenty - the New Orleans Owls
17 When I'm Blue - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
18 It's Jam Up - Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
19 Throwin' the Horns - the New Orleans Owls
20 Goose Pimples - the New Orleans Owls
21 Love Dreams - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
22 Wylie Avenue Blues - the Halfway House (Dance) Orchestra
23 Ta Ta Daddy - Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
24 Astoria Strut - Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight
25 Damp Weather Blues - Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight
The 25 cuts on this CD document the emerging New Orleans dance movement as recorded between 1923 and 1929. Traditional New Orleans music, despite it's artistic pretensions, was primarily performed and recorded for dancing, as reflected by this compilation. Full biographical and discographical information plus extensive sleeve notes explain the history of the music. Tracks include the Halfway (House) Dance Orchestra ("Snookum"), Oscar Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra ("It's Jam Up"), Jones And Collins Astoria Hot Eight ("Astoria Strut"), "Buddy Christian's Creole Five ("Sugar House Stomp") and Pirons New Orleans Orchestra ("New Orleans Wiggle"). Acrobat. 2003.
