With its unmistakable rumbling guitar riff, adrenalin-pumping string arrangement and swaggering horns,‘The James Bond Theme’ is known to millions of movie-goers worldwide. Even though he didn’t write it, it has become synonymous with one man – John Barry, and his contribution to 20th-century popular culture is incalculable. This two-CD set brings together many of his early singles, EPs and album tracks which would provide the groundwork and pave the way for his huge successes to come.
Disc: 1
1. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bunk Johnson - Bunk Johnson
2. Bourbon Street Parade - Wilbur de Paris - Wilbur de Paris
3. Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong
4. Tiger Rag - the Firehouse Five Plus Two - the Firehouse Five Plus Two
5. At the Jazz Band Ball - Bix Beiderbecke - Bix Beiderbecke
6. None of My Jelly Roll - Pee Wee Russell - Pee Wee Russell
7. Riverboat Shuffle - Muggsy Spanier - Muggsy Spanier
8. South Rampart Street Parade - Bob Crosby - Bob Crosby
9. Sweet Georgia Brown - Bobby Hackett - Bobby Hackett
10. Yellow Dog Blues - Eddie Condon - Eddie Condon
11. King Porter Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton - Jelly Roll Morton
12. Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet - Paul Barbarin & His Band - Paul Barbarin and His Band
13. Margie - Sidney Bechet - Sidney Bechet
14. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? - George Wettling - George Wettling
15. Shim Sha Wabble - Mutt Carey & His New-Yorkers - Mutt Carey and His New-Yorkers
16. More Than That - Buster Bailey - Buster Bailey
17. I Found a New Baby - the New Orleans Feetwarmers - the New Orleans Feetwarmers
18. Are You from Dixie? - Wilbur de Paris - Wilbur de Paris
19. Ol' Man River - Bix Beiderbecke - Bix Beiderbecke
20. Milenberg Joys - Freddie Kohlman & His Band - Freddie Kohlman and His Band
21. Dippermouth Blues - Muggsy Spanier - Muggsy Spanier
22. Muggin' Lightly - J.C. Higginbotham - J.C. Higginbotham
23. You're Driving Me Crazy - Bob Crosby - Bob Crosby
24. Beale Street Blues - Jelly Roll Morton - Jelly Roll Morton
25. When the Saints Go Marching in - Bunk Johnson - Bunk Johnson
Disc: 2
1. Coal Cart Blues - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong
2. Sugar Foot Strut - Bob Crosby - Bob Crosby
3. Jazz Me Blues - Bix Beiderbecke - Bix Beiderbecke
4. Shreveport Stomp - Wilbur de Paris - Wilbur de Paris
5. Struttin' with Some Barbecue - Bobby Hackett - Bobby Hackett
6. Oh, Didn't He Ramble - Oscar 'Papa' Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band - Oscar 'Papa' Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band
7. Careless Love - Kid Ory - Kid Ory
8. Bugle Call Rag - George Wettling - George Wettling
9. Take Me to the Land of Jazz - Pee Wee Russell - Pee Wee Russell
10. Honeysuckle Rose - Sidney Bechet - Sidney Bechet
11. Whispering - Red Nichols - Red Nichols
12. The Sheik of Araby - Bunk Johnson - Bunk Johnson
13. Nobody's Sweetheart - Eddie Condon - Eddie Condon
14. Jelly Roll - Mezz Mezzrow - Mezz Mezzrow
15. Sugar - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong
16. Muskrat Ramble - Wild Bill Davison - Wild Bill Davison
17. Clarinet Marmalade - Frankie Trumbauer - Frankie Trumbauer
18. S' Wonderful - Bobby Hackett - Bobby Hackett
19. Savoy Blues - Kid Ory - Kid Ory
20. Just a Closer Walk with Thee - George Lewis - George Lewis
21. At Sundown - Muggsy Spanier - Muggsy Spanier
22. Chrysanthemum - Mutt Carey & His New Yorkers - Mutt Carey and His New-Yorkers
23. At a Georgia Camp Meeting - Sidney Bechet - Sidney Bechet
24. Steamboat Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton - Jelly Roll Morton
25. Franklin Street Blues - Bunk Johnson - Bunk Johnson