Jazz the World Forgot, Vol. 2 (1923)

About this title: The second of two CDs put out by Yazoo that has a variety of obscurities (plus a few better-known performances) from the 1920s, Jazz the World Forgot, Vol. 2 shares with the earlier volume the fault of not listing the full personnel and the exact recording dates. Musically, the program contains 23 selections from as many groups (this is not a release for completists) and covers a wide span of hot '20s jazz, with one number apiece from J. Neal Montgomery, Sam Morgan, the Whoopee Makers, Andy Preer & the Cotton Club Orchestra, George McClennon's Jazz Devils, Edna Winston, Louis Dumaine's ... read more

Tracks:

1. Auburn Ave. Stomp
2. Everybody's Talking About Sammy [Morgan]
3. Rush Inn Blues
4. I Found a New Baby [Palmer/Williams]
5. New Orleans Wiggle
6. Pail in My Hand
7. Pretty Audrey
8. Wild Cat Blues [Waller/Williams]
9. Crazy Quilt
10. Don't You Wanna Know?
11. The Ramble [Lawrence]
12. Kater Street Rag [Moten]
13. Big Ben
14. Ain't Got No Gal Now
15. The Mess [Peer]
16. The Swing
17. Merry Widow's Got a Sweetie Now
18. My Mammy's Blues [Spikes Brothers]
19. Butter Finger Blues
20. Sobbin' Blues [Berton/Kassel]
21. Goofus [Harold/Kahn/King]
22. Alabama Shuffle
23. White Ghost Shivers [Swan/Tarto]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.