To celebrate Mardi Gras and Black History Month, this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features remastered Dixieland recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Robert Parker, an Australian sound engineer, has processed and remastered a number of old 78-rpm recordings so that they almost sound like modern recordings. Regardless, the fidelity is tremendously improved. We will have a number of selections from his compact disc entitled “New Orleans: Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo.” Today, you will hear at least two original recordings by the 1930s reincarnation of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, one of the few jazz bands known by their initials: N.O.R.K. The other is the Original Dixieland Jazz Band: O.D.J.B.
- My Monday Date
Composer: Earl Hines (1903-1983)
Performer: Treme Brass Band
Album: Treme Traditions
- Indian Summer
Composer: Victor Herbert (1859-1924)
Performer: Sidney Bechet & His Band
Album: Sidney Bechet, Vol. 3, 1938-1941
- Mr. Jelly Lord (1923 recording)
Composer: Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941)
Performer: New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Panama (1934 recording)
Composer: William Henry Tyers (1870-1924)
Performer: New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Panama (1992 recording)
Composer: William Henry Tyers (1870-1924)
Performer: Dukes of Dixieland
Album: Salute to Jelly Roll Morton
- Duet Stomp (1929 recording)
Composer: Sidney Arodin (1901-1948) & Davey Jones (1888-1956)
Performer: Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Damp Weather (1929 recording)
Composer: Albert Morgan (1908-1974) & Emanuel Sayles (1907-1986)
Performer: Jones & Collins Astoria Hot Eight
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Sizzling the Blues (1928 recording)
Composer: Joe Capraro (?)
Performer: Monk Hazel's Bienville Roof Orchestra
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Git Wit It (1928 recording)
Composer: Sidney Arodin
Performer: Monk Hazel's Bienville Roof Orchestra
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Ideas (1928 recording)
Composer: Sharkey Bonano (1904-1972)
Performer: Monk Hazel’s Bienville Roof Orchestra
Album: New Orleans: Great Original Performances 1918-1934
- Cushion Foot Stomp (1927 recording)
Composer: Clarence Williams (1898-1965)
Performer: Clarence Williams Washboard Five
Album: Clarence Williams Collection
- St. James Infirmary
Composer: Traditional
Performer: Joe "King" Oliver & His Band
Album: New Orleans Blues, Soul, and Jazz Gumbo
- St. James Infirmary
Composer: Traditional
Performer: Dr. Michael White
Album: Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 2
