I'd warmly recommend some time spent listening to these - and I've not heard the half of them yet. Eubie Blake (who lived to ninety-six and said "If I'd known I was going to live this long I'd have taken better care of myself), Bennie Motens and Erskine Tate are all worth your time. There's a fine Dippermouth with a strong tuba - if you like mostly New Orleans jazz, here it is. worth an hour or so johnorford 2008-10-16 09:00:35 2008-10-16 07:59:45 4 I've downloaded this collection of music recently and enjoy it very much. It's great! It contains both well-known jazz standards and some rare stuff. I am fascinated by the Roaring Twenties, and this music allows me to feel the spirit of the epoch. Yes, all these tracks are very old, however, many of them are not just some "museum pieces" - they are highly enjoyable as they are, despite their considerable age. My only complain is that the uploader didn't give the full names of the songs. I'd love to get more info especially since I am still new to jazz and some of these contracted titles make no sense to me. My favorites from this bunch are: Alexander_Wheres_That_Band, Bennie_Moten_Kater_St._Rag, Washingtonians-Tishomingo_Blues, Hot Mama (!), Dippermouth Blues, Washboard Wiggles, llagoose, onlygirl, Ole Miss rag, nickleodeon, dix1step, Eubie Black's compositions etc. -------- Update Full names and credits for some of the tracks here: 2to2 = My Cutie's Due from Two to Two Today Alexander, Where's That Band? - Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopators, 12-1926, Chicago, Illinois 4or5x = Four or Five Times (duh! I like those funny "drunken" vocals, I wish I knew who these performers are...) cushfoot = Cushion Foot Stomp - Clarence Williams dippermo = Dippermouth Blues dix1step = Dixie Jass Band One Step japsand, jsandman = Japanese Sandman kentuckb = Kentucky Blues nevrknew = Never Knew - Paul Whiteman newbaby = I Found a new baby omissrag = Ole Miss Rag (W.C.Handy)- Handy's Orchestra Of Memphis, 9-22-1917, NY otpump = The Old Town Pump (Albert Von Tilzer) - Handy's Orchestra Of Memphis, 9-22-1917, NY singusin = Sing You Sinners - Duke Ellington, 1930, vocal by Irving Mills sugarft = Sugar Foot (King Oliver-Louis Armstrong) Please help identify hotmama, nickleodeon, pastime, llagoose and onlygirl! These compositions are amazing, but so far I have failed to find out anything about them. Jazz buffs must be familiar with them. Extremely valuable! pickford82 2009-09-20 21:06:25 2009-08-08 21:58:07 5 amdubin over at YouTube has uploaded a video of this song playing on his Radiola 47 - and it sounds great. According to his posted information: Isham Jones: "Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia" Victor 24099 (recorded in Camden, NJ on 8/17/32 in Jones's first Victor session). Eddie Stone sings the vocal chorus. Commenters add: "This was recorded at Victor's Camden studio.  The original master remains nearly flawless, and if you're able, locate a re-recording...hearing it is like walking back in time. The speed and precision of this orchestra is astounding. Do a fox trot to this one. You'll get your heart rate elevated." "Isham Jones Big Band from 1932 on Victor. Jones recorded primarily for Brunswick from 1924 - 1931, then switched to Victor with a largely enhanced Band, and hotter arrangements. Gordon Jenkins (of Frank Sinatra fame in the early 1950's after Axel Stordahl) is Jones Orchestrator for all the Victor Sessions and this period not to mention te Full Audio Spectrum sound of the "New" Othophonic Process, which helped to sell this Radiola/Elecrola Combo. Great sound and Fidelity." Credits for "Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia" Osprey Therian 2009-08-31 19:50:13 2009-08-31 19:50:13 5 http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=267544 Nice music BUT Copyright exists dimitriskats 2009-10-04 17:12:08 2009-10-04 17:12:08 5 I have barely scratched the surface of these impressive recordings, and am very grateful for them. However, I would agree with a previous reviewer that more information would be helpful. The track 'kentuckb' for example is "Kentucky Blues", recorded by Fess William's Royal Flush Orch. on April 22nd 1929. Information on some of the tracks is provided here: http://nfo.net/jazzage/ogg.htm Some more information. danfhall 2010-06-13 13:42:00 2010-06-13 13:42:00 4 All of the songs shown can be found at this site http://nfo.net/jazzage/ogg.htm Key to Titles and Artists above jazluvr 2010-11-24 21:01:15 2010-11-24 21:01:15 4 6 4.50