The Quintessence: Richmond - Chicago - New York City: 1923-1928

Original Release Date:  July 30, 2002

Track Listing

• 1. Just Gone
• 2. Canal Street Blues
• 3. Mandy Lee Blues
• 4. Weather Bird Rad
• 5. Dipper Mouth Blues, No. 1
• 6. Froggie Moore
• 7. Snake Rag
• 8. Sweet Lovin' Man
• 9. High Society Rag
• 10. Sobbin' Blues
• 11. Dipper Mouth Blues, No. 2
• 12. Jazzin' Babies Blues
• 13. Alligator Hop
• 14. Buddy's Habit
• 15. I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
• 16. Riverside Blues
• 17. Working Man Blues
• 18. Mabel's Dream
• 19. Chattanooga Stomp
• 20. London (Café) Blues
• 21. Camp Meeting Blues
• 22. Tom Cat (Blues)
• 23. Too Bad
• 24. Snag It
• 25. Deep Henderson
• 26. Jackass Blues
• 27. Sugar Foot Stomp
• 28. Wa Wa Wa
• 29. Showboat Shuffle
• 30. Tin Roof Blues
• 31. You Are Such a Cruel Papa to Me
• 32. My Dif'rent Kind of Man
• 33. Tell Me Woman Blues
• 34. Frisco Train Blues
• 35. In the Bottle Blues
• 36. What Ya Want Me to Do?

Credits

• Paul Barbarin: Drums
• Johnny Dodds: Clarinet
• Eddie Lang: Composer
• Jelly Roll Morton: Piano, Composer
• Albert Nicholas: Reeds
• King Oliver: Composer
• Kid Ory: Bass, Trombone
• Luis Russell: Piano
• Frank Melrose: Composer
• Lizzie Miles: Vocals
• Jimmie Noone: Clarinet
• Art Kassel: Composer
• New Orleans Rhythm Kings: Composer
• Richard M. Jones: Composer
• Johnny St. Cyr: Banjo
• Armand Piron: Composer
• Texas Alexander: Composer, Leader, Vocals
• Jimmy Archey: Tuba
• Louis Armstrong: Composer, Cornet, Slide Whistle
• Baby Dodds: Drums
• Vic Berton: Composer
• Barney Bigard: Reeds
• Marty Bloom: Composer
• Bert Cobb: Tuba
• Tommy Dorsey: Composer
• Honore Dutrey: Trombone
• Lil Hardin: Piano, Arranger, Composer
• Arville Harris: Sax (Tenor)
• Leroy Harris: Banjo
• Bill Johnson: Composer, Vocals
• Clarence Jones: Composer
• R.J. Jones: Vocals
• Dave Nelson: Composer
• Joey Oliver: Composer
• Fred Rose: Composer
• Elmer Schoebel: Composer
• Bud Scott: Banjo, Vocals
• Bob Shoffner: Trumpet
• Omer Simeon: Reeds
• Cyrus St. Clair: Tuba
• Clarence Williams: Piano, Composer, Leader, Vocals
• Ernest Elliott: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Billy Meyers: Composer
• Justin Ring: Percussion
• Don Waterhouse: Adaptation, English Translations
• Alain Gerber: Liner Notes, Musical Direction, Text
• Stump Evans: Sax (C-Melody)
• Ike Smith: Composer
• Mel Stitzel: Composer
• Reverend Charlie Jackson: Sax (Bass)
• Billy Paige: Reeds
• Ed Atkins: Trombone
• Patrick Frémeaux: Concept
• Alphonse Picou: Composer
• Albert Socarras: Flute
• Noël Hervé: Artistic Consultation
• Georgia Taylor: Vocals
• Walter Melrose: Composer
• The Spikes Brothers: Composer
• Charley Straight: Composer
• King Oliver's Jazz Band: Composer
• Arthur "Bud" Scott: Banjo
• Claude Colombini: Concept
• Bernard Frémeaux: Control Engineer