The History of Jazz: 100 Ragtime, Dixieland & Boogie Woogie Greats

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1The Entertainer
piano [piano roll]:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (on 1902-12-29)
recording of:
The Entertainer
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
publisher:
Chappell, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Multimood Music (publisher)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 25)
Scott Joplin3:47
2Combination March
recording of:
Combination March
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin3:30
3Original Rags
recording of:
Original Rags
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1898)
arranger:
Charles N. Daniels
Scott Joplin3:41
4Swipesy
recording of:
Swipesy (cakewalk)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1900) and Arthur Marshall (ragtime composer) (in 1900)
Scott Joplin2:59
5Peacherine Rag
recording of:
Peacherine Rag
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin3:03
6Sunflower Slow Drag
recording of:
Sunflower Slow Drag
composer:
Scott Hayden (ragtime composer) (in 1901) and Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
Scott Joplin3:05
7The Strenuous Life
recording of:
The Strenuous Life
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
Scott Joplin3:03
8Elite Syncopations
recording of:
Elite Syncopations
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
Scott Joplin3:16
9Something Doing
recording of:
Something Doing
composer:
Scott Hayden (ragtime composer) (in 1903) and Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1903)
Scott Joplin3:22
10Weeping Willow Rag
recording of:
Weeping Willow
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin3:26
11Cascades
piano [piano roll]:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (on 1904-08-22)
recording of:
The Cascades
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1904)
Scott Joplin2:58
12The Favorite
recording of:
The Favorite
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin3:13
13The Sycamore
recording of:
The Sycamore
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin2:49
14The Ragtime Dance
recording of:
The Ragtime Dance (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1906)
version of:
The Ragtime Dance (folk ballet)
Scott Joplin3:37
15Rose Leaf Rag
recording of:
Rose Leaf Rag
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1907)
Scott Joplin2:50
16Gladiolus Rag
recording of:
Gladiolus Rag
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1907)
Scott Joplin3:24
17Non Pareil
recording of:
Nonpareil (None to Equal)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin2:48
18Searchlight Rag
recording of:
Searchlight Rag
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin2:59
19Fig Leaf Rag
recording of:
Fig Leaf Rag
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist)
Scott Joplin3:13
20Maple Leaf Rag
piano [piano roll]:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (on 1899-09-19)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 74)
Scott Joplin3:16
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1Oh, Didnʼt He Ramble
cover recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Jelly Roll Mortonʼs New Orleans Jazzmen with A. Nicholas & S. Bechet3:02
2High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Mortonʼs New Orleans Jazzmen with A. Nicholas & S. Bechet2:48
3Original Jelly-Roll Blues
recording of:
Original Jelly-Roll Blues
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Mortonʼs Red Hot Peppers with Kid Ory & Omer Simeon3:05
4Dixie Jazz Band One-Step
recording of:
Dixieland Jass Band One-Step
writer:
ODJB
composer:
Nick LaRocca
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:38
5Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1917-08-17)
clarinet:
Larry Shields
cornet:
Nick LaRocca
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro
piano:
Henry Ragas
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1917-08-17)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:09
6New Orleans Wiggle
recording of:
New Orleans Wiggle
writer:
Peter Bocage and Armand J. Piron
Pironʼs New Orleans Orchestra3:03
7Black Rag
Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra with Papa Celestin2:36
8Canal Street Blues
recording of:
Canal Street Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong
composer:
Joseph Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliverʼs Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong & Johnny Dodds2:31
9Dipper Mouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliverʼs Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong & Johnny Dodds2:31
10Snake Rag
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-22)
recording of:
Snake Rag (on 1923-06-22)
writer:
Armand J. Piron
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-06)
King Oliverʼs Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong & Johnny Dodds3:18
11Here Comes the Hot Tamale Man
recording of:
Here Comes the Hot Tamale Man (on 1926-06-22)
lyricist:
Charlie Harrison (jazz/swing lyricist)
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Cookieʼs Gingersnaps with Freddie Keppard & Jimmie Noone3:25
12Wild Cat Blues
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williamsʼ Blue Five with Sidney Bechet3:01
13The Swing
Johnny De Droit & His New Orleans Orchestra3:10
14Milenberg Joys
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Leon Roppolo (on 1923-07-18)
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Glenn Scoville (on 1923-07-18)
banjo:
Bob Gilette (on 1923-07-18) and Lou Black (in 1923-08)
clarinet:
Leon Rappolo (in 1923-08)
cornet:
Paul Mares (on 1923-07-18)
double bass:
Chink Martin (on 1923-07-18) and Steve Brown (1920s jazz bassist) (in 1923-08)
drums (drum set):
Ben Pollack (on 1923-07-18, in 1923-08)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1923-07-18, in 1923-08)
saxophone:
Jack Pettis (on 1923-07-18) and Glenn Scoville (in 1923-08)
tenor saxophone:
Don Murray (1920s jazz clarinetist) (on 1923-07-18)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1923-07-18, in 1923-08)
trumpet:
Paul Mares (in 1923-08)
recording of:
Milenberg Joys (on 1923-07-18)
writer:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Ferdinand Morton, Paul Mares and Leon Roppolo
New Orleans Rhythm Kings with Jelly Roll Morton2:51
15Thatʼs A-Plenty
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
New Orleans Owls3:07
16As You Like It
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1927-04-11)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Paul Barnes (American pianist) (on 1927-04-11)
banjo:
John Marrero (on 1927-04-11)
cornet:
Ricard Alexis (on 1927-04-11) and Papa Celestin (on 1927-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Abby Foster (on 1927-04-11)
piano:
Jeanette Salvant (American jazz pianist) (on 1927-04-11)
soprano saxophone:
Sid Carriere (on 1927-04-11)
tenor saxophone:
Sid Carriere (on 1927-04-11) and Earl Pierson (on 1927-04-11)
trombone:
August Rousseau (on 1927-04-11)
tuba:
Simon Marrero (on 1927-04-11)
recording of:
As You Like It (on 1927-04-11)
writer:
Oscar Celestin
composer:
Paul Barnes (American pianist)
Celestinʼs Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra3:14
17To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa
Louis Dumaineʼs Jazzola Eight3:04
18Bogalusa Strut
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band2:59
19Sing On
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band2:45
20Perdido Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-07-13)
alto saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1926-07-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-07-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-07-13)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1926-07-13)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1926-07-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-07-13)
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues (on 1926-07-13)
composer:
Lil Armstrong
New Orleans Wanderers with Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds3:07
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1Sidewalk Blues
recording of:
Sidewalk Blues
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Mortonʼs Red Hot Peppers with Kid Ory & Omer Simeon3:28
2Black Bottom Stomp
recording of:
Black Bottom Stomp
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Mortonʼs Red Hot Peppers with Kid Ory & Omer Simeon3:11
3Ory’s Creole Trombone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-09-02)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-09-02)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-09-02)
cornet and trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-09-02)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-09-02)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-09-02)
recording of:
Ory’s Creole Trombone (on 1927-09-02)
composer:
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five with Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds3:13
4Cornet Chop Suey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five with Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds3:09
5Muskrat Ramble
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five with Kid Ory & Johnny Dodds2:40
6Melancholy
Johnny Doddsʼ Black Bottom Stompers with Louis Armstrong3:26
7Panama
Johnny Miller’s New Orleans Frolickers3:07
8Ideas
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1928-12)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Hal Jordy (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1928-12)
clarinet:
Sidney Arodin (in 1928-12)
drums (drum set) and mellophone:
Monk Hazel (in 1928-12)
guitar:
Joe Cupero (in 1928-12)
piano:
Freddy Newman (US early jazz pianist) (in 1928-12)
trumpet:
Sharkey Bonano (in 1928-12)
tuba:
Luther Lamar (in 1928-12)
vocals:
Monk Hazel (in 1928-12)
Monk Hazel & His Orchestra2:31
9Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-05)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-03-05)
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-05)
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1929-03-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-03-05)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1929-03-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-03-05)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-03-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-03-05)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five with Albert Nicholas3:28
10Astoria Strut
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-11-15)
alto saxophone:
Theodore Purnell (on 1929-11-15)
banjo:
Emanuel Sayles (on 1929-11-15)
clarinet:
Sidney Arodin (on 1929-11-15)
cornet:
Lee Collins (jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-11-15)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1929-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Joe Strode-Raphael (on 1929-11-15)
piano:
Joe Robichaux (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1929-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
David Jones (early 20th century US jazz saxophonist) (on 1929-11-15)
recording of:
Astoria Strut (on 1929-11-15)
composer:
Lee Collins (jazz trumpeter) and David Jones (early 20th century US jazz saxophonist)
Jones & Collins Astoria Eight2:33
11Feeling Drowsy
Henry “Red” Allen & His Orchestra with Albert Nicholas3:42
12Sweetie Dear
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
Sweetie Dear (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Will Marion Cook and Joe Jordan (ragtime/jazz musician/composer)
New Orleans Feetwarmers with Tommy Ladnier & Sidney Bechet2:53
13Clarinet Marmalade
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:29
14Fidgety Feet
Bob Crosbyʼs Bob Cats2:39
15At the Jazz Band Ball
Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band2:52
16Weary Blues
Tommy Ladnier & His Orchestra with Sidney Bechet3:02
17Swing Parade
Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:23
18King Porter Stomp
Zutty Singleton & His Orchestra with Henry Allen2:35
19Royal Garden Blues
Kid Oryʼs Creole Jazz Band with Barney Bigard2:43
20Snag It
Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band with George Lewis3:07
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1Pinetopʼs Boogie Woogie
Pinetop Smith3:11
2Cow Cow Blues
Cow Cow Davenport3:08
3Detroit Rocks
Montana Taylor3:20
4Hasting Street
Blind Blake & Charlie Spand3:15
5The Dirty Dozen N° 2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-04-08)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
Speckled Red53:01
6Honky Tonk Train Blues
Meade Lux Lewis2:51
7Pinetopʼs Boogie Woogie
Cleo Brown2:27
8Farish Street
Little Brother Montgomery2:33
9Mr. Freddie Blues
Meade Lux Lewis3:01
10Boogie Woogie Stomp
Albert Ammons2:59
11Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Count Basie2:49
12Rollʼem
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
Benny Goodman3:13
13Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Tommy Dorsey3:11
14Bear Cat Crawl
Meade Lux Lewis2:24
15Rollʼem Pete
Joe Turner & Pete Johnson2:51
16Yancey Special
Bob Crosby3:19
17Yancey Stomp
Jimmy Yancey2:50
18Suitcase Blues
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1939-01-06)
recording of:
Suitcase Blues (on 1939-01-06)
composer:
Hersal Thomas
Albert Ammons3:51
19I Donʼt Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1939)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (in 1939)
Cripple Clarence Lofton3:02
20Boo Woo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-01, on 1939-02-01)
bass, double bass and double bass [stand-up bass]:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
part of:
Brunswick (by matrix number) (number: B-24060-1)
recording of:
Boo Woo (on 1939-02-01)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James & Pete Johnson Boo Woo2:56
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1Woo Woo
recording of:
Woo-Woo
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James & Albert Ammons3:12
2Honky Tonk Train Blues
Bob Zurke2:51
3Rolling the Stone
Jimmy Yancey2:40
4Barrelhouse Breakdown
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1939-12-19)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1939-12-19)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1939-12-19)
Pete Johnson Barrelhouse Breakdown4:00
5Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
recording of:
Boogie Woogie on Saint Louis Blues
writer:
William Christopher Handy
Earl Hines2:50
6Chipʼs Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Chips' Boogie Woogie
Woody Herman2:35
7Death Ray Boogie
Pete Johnson3:02
8Barrelhouse Boogie
Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons3:04
9Sixth Avenue Express
Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons2:44
10Basie Boogie
recording of:
Basie Boogie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Milton Ebbins
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie2:23
11Holdʼem, Hootie
Jay McShann2:41
12Boogie Woogie Cocktail
Andy Kirk2:49
13Tempoʼs Boogie
Lionel Hampton3:10
14Cow Cow Boogie
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1943-11-03)
orchestra:
The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1943-11-03)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (in 1943)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots2:55
15The Boogie Rocks
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1944-02-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Commodore Record Co.
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1944-02-11)
part of:
Commodore (by matrix number) (number: A-4715-2)
Albert Ammons3:05
16Caldonia Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-01-19)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-01-19)
clarinet:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (1940s jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19) and Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Leonard Graham (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Louis Jordan52:39
17Guitar Boogie
Arthur Smith3:22
18Boogie with Big Sids
Sammy Price3:09
19T-Bone Boogie
T‐Bone Walker3:05
20Chicago Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Chick” Sanders (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano:
Big Maceo Merriweather (on 1945-10-15)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:56