Con King Oliver e Bessie Smith. The Tradition re-issue of this album includes new comprehensive liner notes.
The master tapes have been digitally restored and remastered for this release.
Sonically cleansed by the CEDAR system
Disc to tape transfers and digital restoration by Allen Lowe.
Printed in USA. Manufactured in Canada.


Track 1: Recorded June 22, 1923 Chicago Illinois
Track 2 Recorded May 29, 1926 Chicago, Illinois
Track 3 Recorded December 24, 1923, Chicago Illinois (Recorded with unknown Banjo Player)
Track 4 Recorded November 16, 1926, Chicago IllinoisT
Track 5 Recorded September 1927
Track 6 Recorded September 1927
Track 7 Recorded September 1927
Track 8 Recorded April 6, 1923 Richmond, Indiana
Track 9 Recorded May 13, 1927 Chicago Illinois
Track 10 Recorded April 6, 1923 Richmond Indiana
Track 11 Recorded June 22, 1923 Richmond Indiana

2CD: Recorded Live in Chicago - June, 1, 1956

Tracks 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14 are available on CD only. All tracks have been digitally remastered. A section detailing the noise reduction process from the booklet is given below:

"This reissue has been prepared by transferring the best available source material to digital tape, which has then been reprocessed by Sonic Solutions, using their unique computer NoNOISE systems. NoNOISE is designed to remove virtually all imperfections and aural distractions (surface noise, pops and clicks, scratches, rumble, etc.) commonly associated with vintage material, without substantially altering the basic recorded sound."

Recording dates:
Tracks 1 to 4: New York, December 10, 1929.
Tracks 5 to 8: New York. December 13, 1929.
Track 9: New York, January 24, 1930.
Tracks 10 and 11: New York, February 1, 1930.
Tracks 12 to 14: New York, April 5, 1930.
Tracks 15 to 18: New York, May 4, 1930.
Tracks 19 and 20: Los Angeles, July 21, 1930.
Tracks 21 and 22: Los Angeles, August 19, 1930.
Track 23: Los Angeles, October 9, 1930.

Track 9 titled "Black And Blue" on CD and in booklet.

Recording info
Tracks 1 to 3. New York, March 5th, 1929
Tracks 4, 5. New York, June 4th, 1929
Tracks 6, 7. New York, July 10th, 1929
Track 8. New York, July 19th, 1929
Tracks 9 to 11. New York, July 22nd, 1929
Track 12. New York, August 23rd, 1929
Tracks 13, 14. New York, September 10th, 1929
Track 15, 16. New York, September 11th, 1929
Tracks 17 to 19. New York, November 26th, 1929.

Digitally remastered directly from the original analog tapes
This recording has been processed by CEDAR, an entirely new method of restoring sound recordings [...] (booklet)
Contains previously released material except for tracks 18 and 19 which were previously unissued.
Original 78s from the collections of Bob Altshuler & Michael Brooks. (booklet)

At the beginning of each song Louis Armstrong talks (17-32 seconds).
Discographical Information based on volume 1 of JAZZ RECORDS 1942 - 80 - a discography edited by Erik Raben and published by Stainless/Wintermoon (ISBN: 87-88043-06-1. Distributed by Jazz Media ApS, Dortheavej 39, DK-2400 Copenhagen.
Produced 1993.

Tracks 1-12 Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and the V-Disc All-Stars 1941. Tracks 13-18 Woody Herman and the Vanderbilt All-Stars 1945.

Tracks 1 to 12: Philadelphia, radio broadcast, September 11, 1948.
Tracks 13 to 14: Hollywood, October 29, 1948. "Dixieland Jubilee" Concert.
Tracks 15 to 16: New York, November 21, 1948. "Ed Sullivan" Radio Program.

Enregistrements d'origine monophonique / Original Mono Recording