Another idea of George Avakian's, this 1940 album celebrates some of the New Orleans jazz pioneers still active at the time in new recordings, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, Red Allen and Zutty Singleton lead the sessions featuring Wellman Braud, Ed Hall, Natty Dominique, Baby Dodds, Lonnie Johnson and Lil Hardin Armstrong among others.
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