Oh Play That Thing!

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Annotation

Original 1923 Recordings with Louis Armstrong

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-01 18:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Just Gone
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-05) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-04-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-05)
recording of:
Just Gone
writer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
42:40
2Canal Street Blues
2:27
3Mandy Lee Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-05) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-04-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-05)
recording of:
Mandy Lee Blues
writer:
Marty Bloom and Walter Melrose
2:09
4I'm Going Away to Wear You Off My Mind
2:48
5Chimes Blues
2:49
6Weather Bird Rag
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-06) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-06) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-04-06)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-06)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1923-04-06)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:41
7Dipper Mouth Blues
2:26
8Froggie Moore
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1923-04-06)
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-06) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-06) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-04-06)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-06)
vocals:
Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
Froggie Moore (on 1923-04-06)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose, John Spikes (in 1923) and Reb Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) (in 1923)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton (in 1923)
2:57
9Snake Rag
3:14
10Sweet Lovin' Man
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-22)
2:42
11High Society Rag
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1923-06-22)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-06-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-06-22) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-06-22)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-06-22)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-06-22)
recording of:
High Society Rag (on 1923-06-22)
writer:
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band
composer:
Porter Steele
2:53
12Where Did You Stay Last Night
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1923-06-23)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-06-23)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-06-23) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-06-23)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-06-23)
trombone:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-06-23) and Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-06-23)
recording of:
Where Did You Stay Last Night (on 1923-06-23)
lyricist:
Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin Armstrong
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:32
13Jazzin' Babies Blues
3:01
14Alligator Hop
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-05)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-05) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-10-05)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-05)
saxophone:
Paul "Stump" Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1923-10-05)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-05)
recording of:
Alligator Hop
writer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) and Alphonse Picou
2:22
15Krooked Blues
2:51
16Buddy's Habit
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
slide whistle and whistle [swanee whistle]:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
recording of:
Buddy’s Habit (on 1923-10-25)
writer:
Arnett Nelson
composer:
Dave Nelson (US trumpeter Davidson C. Nelson, 1905–1946)
3:02
17Tears
3:07
18Room Rent Blues
2:47
19Riverside Blues
2:51
20I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1923-10-25)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-10-25)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-10-25) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-10-25)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-10-25)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-10-25)
3:13