All star jazz quartets 1927-1941.
(Music CD)

Compiled by Nevil Skrimshire.

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocal ; Sidney Bechet, clarinet, soprano saxophone ; Bernard Addison, guitar ; Wellman Braud, double bass) (1st work) ; Rex Stewart & His Feetwarmers (Rex Stewart, cornet ; Barney Bigard, clarinet, drums ; Django Reinhardt, guitar ; Billy Taylor, double bass) (2nd-6th works) ; Hot Lips Page Trio (Hot Lips Page, trumpet, mellophone, vocal ; Leonard Feather, piano ; Teddy Bunn, guitar ; Ernest Hill, brass bass, double bass) (7th-11th works) ; Louisiana Sugar Babes (Jabbo Smith, cornet ; Garvin Bushell, reeds ; James P. Johnson, piano ; Fats Waller, organ) (12th-15th works) ; Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces (Jabbo Smith, [cornet] ; Omer Simeon, clarinet ; Cassino Simpson, piano ; Ikey Robinson, banjo) (16th work) ; Teddy Wilson Quartet (Harry James, trumpet ; Teddy Wilson, piano ; Red Norvo, xylophone ; John Simmons, double bass) (17th-19th works) ; Dicky Wells & His Orchestra (Dicky Wells, trombone ; Sam Allen, piano ; Roger Chaput, guitar ; Bill Beason, drums (20th-21st works) ; Tom Dorsey & His Novelty Orchestra (Tommy Dorsey, trumpet ; Frank Signorelli, piano ; Eddie Lang, guitar ; Stan King, drums) (22nd work) -- Bechet-Spanier Big Four (Muggsy Spanier, cornet ; Sidney Bechet, clarinet, soprano saxophone ; Carmen Mastren, guitar ; Wellman Braud, double bass) (23rd-24th works).

Recorded in New York on Apr. 23, 1929 (22nd work), Mar. 28, 1940 (23rd-24th works), May 27, 1940 (1st work), and Dec. 10, 1940 (7th-11th works); in Paris on July 12, 1937 (20th-21st works) and Apr. 5, 1939 (2nd-6th works); in Camden, N.J. on Mar. 27, 1928 (12th-15th works) ; in Chicago on Jan. 29, 1929 (16th work); and in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 1937 (17th-19th works).