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Dodds was one of the very finest New Orleans clarinetists, and the only non-Creole among them. The peak experiences here, and some of the finest small-group recordings ever made, are the New Orleans Wanderers sessions – Armstrong’s Hot Five with George Mitchell instead of Armstrong. Also present are Freddie Keppard’s only two recordings and a bunch of marginally lesser cuts that Dodds transmutes into gold (John Storm Roberts/AllMusic).

Track listing:
00:00 1 Blythe’s Washboard Band–Bohunkus Blues
Vocals – W.E. Burton
Written-By – Blythe, Stevens
02:54 2 Blythe’s Washboard Band–Buddy Burton’s Jazz
Vocals – W.E. Burton
Written-By – Burton
05:32 4 New Orleans Wanderers–Gate Mouth
Written-By – Armstrong
08:39 5 New Orleans Wanderers–Too Tight
Speech – Johnny St. Cyr
Written-By – Armstrong
11:36 6 New Orleans Wanderers–Papa Dip
Written-By – Armstrong
14:30 7 New Orleans Bootblacks–Mixed Salad
Written-By – Armstrong
17:41 8 New Orleans Bootblacks–I Can’t Say
Written-By – Armstrong
20:51 9 New Orleans Bootblacks–Flat Foot
Written-By – Armstrong
24:16 10 New Orleans Bootblacks–Mad Dog
Written-By – Armstrong
27:05 11 Jimmie Blythe And His Ragamuffins–Messin Around
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Dodds
Vocals – Trixie Smith
Written By – Unknown
Written-By [Uncredited] – James Price Johnson
30:02 12 Jimmie Blythe And His Ragamuffins–Adams Apple
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Dodds
Written-By – Blythe
32:58 13 Junie Cobb’s Hometown Band–East Coast Trot
Written-By – Blythe, Stevens
35:56 14 Junie Cobb’s Hometown Band–Chicago Buzz
Written-By – Blythe, Stevens
38:42 15 Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Wizards–Idle Hour Special
Written By – Unknown
Written-By [Uncredited] –Jimmy Blythe
41:38 16 Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Wizards–47th Street Stomp
Written By – Unknown
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jimmy Blythe
44:39 17 Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals–Stock Yards Strut
Written-By – Taylor
47:11 18 Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals–Salty Dog
Vocals – Papa Charlie Jackson
Written-By – Jackson
49:55 19 Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins–Ape Man
Written-By – Blythe
52:33 20 Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins–Your Folks
Written-By – Blythe
55:17 21 Dixieland Jug Blowers–House Rent Rag
Written-By – McDonald, Clifford
58:22 22 Dixieland Jug Blowers–Memphis Shake
Written-By – Clifford
01:01:29 23 Dixieland Jug Blowers–Carpet Alley – Breakdown
Written-By – Smith, Clifford
01:04:20 24 Dixieland Jug Blowers–Hen Party Blues
Written-By – Clifford

Personnel:

Alto Saxophone – Joe Clark (tracks: 4 to 10), Johnny Dodds (tracks: 11, 12)
Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Lockwood Lewis (tracks: 21 to 24)
Banjo – Cal Smith (tracks: 21 to 24), Curtis Hayes (tracks: 21 to 24), Eustern Woodfork (tracks: 13, 14), Freddy Smith (tracks: 21 to 24), Johnny St. Cyr (tracks: 3 to 10)
Clarinet – Johnny Dodds, Junie Cobb (tracks: 13, 14)
Cornet – Freddie Keppard (tracks: 17, 18), George Mitchell (3) (tracks: 3 to 10)
Drums, Washboard – Jasper Taylor (tracks: 11, 12)
Jug – Henry Clifford (tracks: 21 to 24)
Liner Notes [April 1991] – Anatol Schenker
Piano – Arthur Campbell (tracks: 17, 18), Jimmy Blythe (tracks: 1, 2, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20), Lil Armstrong (tracks: 3 to 10), Tiny Parham (tracks: 13, 14)
Trombone – Eddie Vincent (tracks: 17, 18), Kid Ory (tracks: 3 to 10)
Violin – Clifford Hayes (tracks: 21, 22, 24)
Washboard – W.E. Burton (tracks: 1, 2, 19, 20)
Washboard, Wood Block – Jimmy Bertrand (tracks: 15, 16)
Wood Block – Jasper Taylor (tracks: 11, 12, 17, 18)

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Label: Classics – CLASSICS 589
Series: The Classics Chronological Series – 589
Released: 1991