During its classic period, jazz saw the emergence of numerous regular small formations which successfully encouraged improvisation, enabling their best soloists a freedom of expression without any of the constraints of a big band. Jacques Morgantini allows us to discover this decisive period in the evolution of Jazz with this 36 tracks CD set featuring a 32 pages booklet.
Patrick Frémeaux
Tracklisting:
CD 1:
1. Fats Waller : The Moon Is Low - Tain’t Nobody’s Bizzness If I Do
2. Fats Waller : Tain’t Nobody’s Bizzness If I Do
3. Stuff Smith : Upstairs
4. John Kirby : Undecided
5. Louis Jordan : Salt Pork West Virginia
6. Roy Eldridge : Wabash Stomp
7. Al Cooper : See What I Mean?
8. Hot Lips Page : He’s Pulling His Whiskers On
9. Eddie Durham : Moten’s Swing
10. Bennie Goodman : Good Enough To Keep
11. Albert Ammons : Boogie Woogie Stomp
12. Django Reinhardt : Djangology
13. Nat King Cole : Early Morning Blues
14. Lionel Hampton : Jivin’ With Jarvis
15. Eddie Heywood : Pom-Pom
16. Art Tatum : Flyin’ Home
17. Amos Milburn : Roomin’ House Boogie
18. Roy Milton : The Numbers Blues

CD 2:
1. T-Bone Walker : Strollin’ With Bones
2. T-Bone Walker: Steet Walkin’ Woman
3. Jack Mcvea : Okay For Baby
4. Louis Armstrong : Beale Steet Blues
5. Louis Armstrong: Chantez-Les-Bas
6. Kid Ory : The Girls Go Crazy
7. Wilbur De Paris : Are You From Dixie?
8. Arnett Cobb : Dutch Kitchen Bounce
9. Illinois Jacquet : Blow Illinois Blow
10. Buddy Tate : One O’clock Jump
11. Joe Thomas : Big Foot
12. Johnny Hodges : Johnny’s Blues
13. Johnny Hodges: Duke’s Blues
14. Earl Bostic : Flamingo
15. Tab Smith : Boogie Joogie
16. Cootie Williams : Slidin’ And Glidin’
17. Tiny Grimes : Call Of The Wild
18. Fats Domino : I Know
Released 2008.