60 Essential Recordings

Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Satchmo’s passing this 60 track celebration showcases the talents of one of the greatest musicians and iconic figures of the 20th century. He is accompanied not only by crack musicians throughout, but is also joined on occasion by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby and others.

CD 1: Mack The Knife / Muskrat Ramble / St. James Infirmary / My Heart / Basin Street Blues / Dream a Little Dream Of Me / Yes! I’m In The Barrel / Heebies Jeebies / Cornet Chop Suey / He Likes It Slow / Oriental Strut / Hotter Than That / Sweet Little Papa / Melancholy / Tight Like This / Twelfth Street Rag / Jeepers Creepers / Once In A While / I Ain’t Got Nobody / Mahogany Hall Stomp

CD 2: Summertime / West End Blues / St. Louis Blues / Georgia On My Mind / Willie The Weeper / My Sweet Hunk O’trash / Alligator Crawl / Down By The Riverside / Ory’s Creole Trombone / (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue? / Savoy Blues / Stars Fell On Alabama / Muggles / I’m In The Mood For Love / Dippermouth Blues / Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home? / Wolverine Blues / Down In Honky Tonk Town / Leap Frog / Do You Call That A Buddy?

CD 3: C’est Ci Bon / Wild Man Blues / Ain’t Misbehavin’ / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Jazz Lips / You Rascal You / Potato Head Blues / They Can’t Take That Away From Me / Weary Blues / Back O’town Blues / Struttin’ With Some Barbecue / Body And Soul / Weather Bird / Gone Fishin’ / Perdido Street Blues / Blues For Yesterday / Royal Garden Blues / Tenderly / Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans / Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen