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1	Jazzin' Baby Blues: Hot Piano Roll Solos (1992) more music like this by Various Artists The historical progression of mechanically reproduced musical performance essentially began with the piano roll. Of course, most important piano roll music was cut before the advent of the phonograph. By the time the rolls in this collection were cut (mostly in the early '20s), the format had been eclipsed. Apparently not completely, however, as ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $10.28!
2	Low Down Papa (1923) more music like this by Fats Waller When young Thomas Waller began to develop himself as a professional pianist under the tutelage of the great James P. Johnson, he followed in his mentor's footsteps by cutting both phonograph records and player piano rolls. While the sound recordings are generally recognized as precious relics of early jazz, any intelligent assessment of Waller's ... see all copies from $2.99!
3	The Famous Moanin' Mama: 1922-1927 (2001) more music like this by Sara Martin For Sara Martin's most obsessive fans, the four exhaustive volumes of The Complete Recorded Works that Document assembled in 1996 was a blessing. But not everyone who listens to classic female blues is a completist or a hardcore historian. And for those who have only a casual interest in the singer's legacy, The Famous Moanin' Mama: 1922-1927 ... see all copies from $9.05! new only from $9.05!
4	Legendary Blues Recordings: Bessie Smith (2001) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $3.99! new only from $3.99!
5	Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: 1923-1924 (1996) more music like this by Sara Martin Based on the music that Sara Martin recorded at the beginning of her career (and released on Vol. 1 of this four-CD series), she was primarily a superior vaudevillian performer. However, Vol. 2 shows that Martin was actually an even better blues singer. In general, the material that she recorded had improved by mid 1923, as had her singing, and ... see all copies from $11.03! new only from $11.03!
6	The Riverside History of Classic Jazz [Box] (1921) more music like this by Various Artists This three-CD reissue of an earlier Riverside five-LP set gives listeners a perfect introduction to early jazz. The 60 selections are divided into ten categories: Backgrounds (including African music, a sermon and marching music), Ragtime (both piano rolls and solo recordings), Blues, New Orleans Style, Boogie Woogie, South Side Chicago, Chicago ... see all copies from $16.99!
7	The Blues [Blue City] (1993) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $33.98!
8	Woman's Trouble Blues (2000) more music like this by Bessie Smith This is a perfectly acceptable double disc compilation of the great Bessie Smith's work from her Okeh and Columbia sides. Given that it's on Snapper, it doesn't suffer form some of the terrible mastering that some other labels issued in the past. There are 40 cuts spread out here, including both parts of "Empty Bed Blues," back to back, which is a ... see all copies from $23.39! new only from $23.39!
9	World's Greatest Blues Singer (1923) more music like this by Bessie Smith A good collection of vintage Smith that has now lost almost all value due to the various remastered two-disc collections, which also contain more extensive recording details and information. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $8.00!
10	Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Trilogy (2003) more music like this by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band In 1972, long before O Brother, Where Art Thou? allowed hipsters and intermittent record buyers through the great oak doors of traditional country music, California's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band gathered legends and soon to become legends of country music into a Nashville studio and made the sprawling Will the Circle Be Unbroken. The success of this ... see all copies from $38.95! new only from $38.95!
11	Empress of the Blues, Vol. 1 [Italy] (2006) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $15.55! new only from $15.55!
12 view cover	Empress of the Blues [Universe] (2004) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $52.78! new only from $52.78!

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