"White" Black Bottom Stomp

Sometimes the contrast between white and black jazz bands in the 1920s in their interpretations of the same material is quite stark. While interesting and "cool" in its restrained approach to the Jelly Roll Morton composition, Red Nichols and his band do not capture any of the "hot" quality of Jelly Roll Morton or 1920s New Orleans jazz artists. Nor does their take come close to the matching the multi-sectioned structure encompassing everything in the New Orleans style. Nevertheless, it is always interesting to hear different interpretations of "Black Bottom Stomp."

The Stampede

An early swingin' number from Fletcher Henderson's band. These cats were the early masters of swing, and exemplify how far the genre had moved since the early jazz recordings from the late 1910s and early 1920s. 

Singin' The Blues

A gem of 1920s jazz, Bix Beiderbecke and Eddie Lang sound timeless here as Beiderbecke takes a lyrical solo that sounds more like 1930s big band than 1927. The jazz world was deprived of a great talent when Beiderbecke passed away.