На диске собраны различные композиции, иллюстрирующие музыкальные течения, рожденные в американской народной среде, преимущественно среди чернокожего населения, из которых вырос современный джаз. Это музыка спиричуэлс, диксиленд, госпел и многое другое. Представлена и поп-музыка 20-х годов как неотъемлемая часть данного направления. На диске есть редчайшие материалы исполнения народных песен и примеры баптистского богослужения с использованием в нем напевов спиричуэлс, прародителя блюза. На диске представлены исполнители: Geraldo & Jack Hylton, Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra, Fransces Day With Orchestra, Nat Gonella & His Georgians, Dorothy Сarless With Orchestral Accomp; Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Carrol Gibbons & The Savoy, Hotel Orpheans, Jerome Kern, Ruby Newman & His Orchestra, The New Mayfair Orchestra, Living Era, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Nipper's, Paul Whiteman. Pop Memories The 1920-s: "Valencia", "My blue heaven", "Sonny boy", "Charmaine!", "April showers", "Swingin down the lane", "Ramona", "Dardanella". Стиль "Диксиленд": Albert Nicolas, Barney Bigard, Benny Meroff, Bob Crosby & Bob Cats, Bob Wilber, Boyd Senter, Brad Gowan, Bud Freeman, Bunk Johnson, Charles Creath, Chicago Rhythm Kings, Danny Alter, Eddie Condon, Clarence Williams, Duke Ellington, Dixie Sincopators Don Ewell Quartet и др. Духовные песнопения "Gospel" в исполнении Mahalta Jackson; Баптистские гимны и белые спиричуэлс, народные американские песни, рабочие песни. Ранний блюз представлен исполнителями: Bessie Smith, Bessie Tucker, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller ,Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Edith Johnson, George O'Connor, Gertrude Perkins. Рэгтайм: Jelly Roll Morton, а также другими черными и белыми музыкантами: Bunk Johnson, James Reese, Odjb, Roy Bargy, Southland Singers и др. Общее время звучания - 11 часов 36 минут Диск содержит 224 трека в формате mp3

Список композиций

1.  Jack Hylton And His Orchestra - Most Gentlemen Don't Iike Love
2.  Victor Silvester And His Ballroom Orchestra
3.  Fransces Day With Orch. I've Got Tou Under My Skin
4.  Jack Hylton And His Orchestra - Love For Sale
5.  Nat Conella And His Georgians - Blow Gabriel Blow
6.  Nat Gonella An His Georgians - Swingin The Jtinx Away
7.  Dorothy Carless With Orchestral Accomp. - I Get A Kick Out Of You
8.  Ray Noble And His Orchestra - It's Bad For Me
9.  Carroll Gibbons And The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - It's Lovely
10.  Victor Silvester And His Ballroom Orchestra - In The Still Of The Night
11.  Ruby Newman And His Orchestra - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
12.  Bing Crosby - Can I Forget You
13.  The New Mayfair Orchestra - Cant Help Lovin' Dat Man
14.  Jack Hylton And His Orchestra - Ol' Man River
15.  Valencia
16.  My Blue Heaven
17.  Sonny Boy
18.  Charmaine!
19.  April Showers
20.  Swingin Down The Lane
21.  Ramona
22.  Dardanella
23.  Living Era - I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now
24.  Living Era - Am I Blue?
25.  Living Era - Dangerous Nan Mcgrew
26.  Living Era - Maybe. Who Knows
27.  Duke Ellington - Hop Head
28.  Duke Ellington - Creole Love Call
29.  Duke Ellington - Black And Tan Fantasy
30.  Duke Ellington - What Can A Poor Fellow Do?
31.  Duke Ellington - Chicago Stompdown
32.  Duke Ellington - Black Beauty
33.  Duke Ellington - Jubilee Stomp
34.  Duke Ellington - The Mooche
35.  Bix Beiderbecke - Riverboat Shuffle (Carmichael-Voyhow-Mills)
36.  Bix Beiderbecke - Three Blind Mice (Morehouse)
37.  Bix Beiderbecke - Krazy Kat (Morehcuse-Tkumbauer)
38.  Bix Beiderbecke - Bless You Sister (Duwn-Robinson)
39.  Bix Beiderbecke - 'T Aint So Baby 'T Aint So (Robinson)
40.  Bix Beiderbecke - Lonely Melody (Coslow-Meroff-Dyson)
41.  Bix Beiderbecke - Dardanella (Bernahtjblack-Fi8her)
42.  Bix Beiderbecke - My Melancholy Baby (Burnett-Norton)
43.  Bix Beiderbecke - I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (Davbgreer)
44.  Bix Beiderbecke - Slow River (Myers-Schwab)
45.  Nipper - Let's Misbehave
46.  Nipper - My Blue Heaven
47.  Nipper - Collegiate
48.  Nipper - Alice Blue Gown
49.  Nipper - Little Orphan Annie
50.  Nipper - Lucky Undy
51.  Nipper - The Varsity Drag
52.  Nipper - Do, Do, Do
53.  Nipper - I Wanna Be Loved By You
54.  Paul Whiteman - Whispering
55.  Paul Whiteman - Wang-Wang Blues
56.  Paul Whiteman - Charleston
57.  Paul Whiteman - Three O'clock In The Morning
58.  Paul Whiteman - Rhapsody In Blue
59.  Paul Whiteman - Whiteman Stomp
60.  Paul Whiteman - Changes
61.  Paul Whiteman - Ol'man River
62.  Paul Whiteman - Louisiana
63.  Paul Whiteman - You Took Advantage Of Me
64.  Albert Nicolas - Old Stack O Lee Blues
65.  Barney Bigard - Step Step Up 1944
66.  Benny Meroff - Smiling Skies
67.  Bob Crosby & Bob Cats - March Of The Bob Cats
68.  Bob Wilber - When The Saints Go Marching In
69.  Boyd Senter - Copenhagen
70.  Brad Gowan New York Nine - I Am Coming Virginia
71.  Bud Freeman - China Boy
72.  Bud Freeman - Easy To Get
73.  Bud Freeman - Fidgety Feet
74.  Bud Freeman - I Need Some Petting
75.  Bunk Johnson - Panama
76.  Charles Creath - Buuter Finger Blues
77.  Charles Dornberger - Tiger Rag
78.  Charles Lavere Chicagoans - Smiles
79.  Charles Pierce Orchestra - Sister Kate
80.  Chicago Rhythm Kings - I Found A New Baby
81.  Clarence Williams - Wild Cat Blues
82.  Creole Jazz Band-King Oliver - Chimes Blues
83.  Creole Jazz Band-King Oliver - Dipper Mouth Blues
84.  Creole Jazz Band-King Oliver - Frog-I-Moore
85.  Danny Alter - My Gal Sal
86.  Dixie Sincopators - Aunt Hagars Blues
87.  Don Ewell Quartet - Delmar Drag
88.  Duke Ellington 1927-28 - Black Beauty
89.  Duke Ellington 1927-28 - Chicago Stampdown
90.  Duke Ellington 1927-28 - Creol Love Call
91.  Duke Ellington 1927-28 - Jubilee Stomp
92.  Duke Ellington 1927-28 - What Can A Poor Fellow Do
93.  Eddie Condon - Tennessee Twilight
94.  Edmond Hall - Cook Goog 1958
95.  Elmer Schoebel Friera Society Orchestra - Prince Of Wails
96.  Frankie Trumbauer 1927-28 - Blue River
97.  The Wolverine Orchestra 1924 - Jazz Me Blues
98.  The Wooppie Makers - Rush Inn Blues
99.  Thomas Morris - Pail In My Hand
100.  Thomas Morris - The Mess
101.  Tommy Ladnier - Really The Blues
102.  Trum, Bix & Lang - Winging And Twisting
103.  Wilbur De Paris - The Martinique
104.  Mahalia Jackson - Search Me Lord
105.  Mahalia Jackson - Lord Don't Let Me Fail
106.  Mahalia Jackson - The Old Rugged Cross
107.  Mahalia Jackson - The Upper Room
108.  Mahalia Jackson - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
109.  Mahalia Jackson - Without God I Could Do Nothing
110.  Mahalia Jackson - Take My Hand Precious Lord
111.  Mahalia Jackson - It Don't Cost Very Much
112.  Mahalia Jackson - Were You There
113.  Mahalia Jackson - Calvary
114.  Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
115.  Poor Piligrim Of Sorrow
116.  Why Must I Wear This Shroud
117.  When Jesus Christ Was Here On Earth
118.  When The Stars Begin To Fall
119.  Hick's Farewell
120.  See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
121.  I'm A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
122.  The Little Family
123.  Jim And Me
124.  My Lord Keeps A Record
125.  The Old Gospel Ship
126.  Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night
127.  Davis Sisters - When I Get Inside
128.  Mitchell Christian Singers - I'm Praying Humble
129.  Temple Church Of God In Christ - Little Boy
130.  G.M.Gates - Dry Bones
131.  Two Gospel Keys - I Can't Feel At Home
132.  James Cleveland - Peace Be Still
133.  Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo
134.  King William Was King George's Son
135.  Sweet William
136.  The Lexington Murderer
137.  Lily Shull
138.  The Farmer Is The Man That Feeds Them All
139.  Come All You Coal Miners
140.  Cotton Mill Blues
141.  Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo
142.  Mon Cherie Bebe Creole
143.  Down By The Riverside
144.  Doc Reese - Oh Hannaha
145.  Huddie Leadbelly
146.  Huddie Leadbelly - Juliana Johnson
147.  Sonny Terry - Hoe Down Dance
148.  Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues
149.  Bessie Smith - Hi's Gone Blues
150.  Bessie Smith - Backwater Blues
151.  Bessie Tucker - Penitentiary Blues
152.  Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar Rag
153.  Blind Boy Fuller - My Brown Skin Shugar Plum
154.  Blind Lemon Jefferson - Mutch Box Blues
155.  Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan
156.  Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night
157.  Buck Mountain Band-1929 - Yodeling Blues
158.  Bukka White - Bukkas Gitterbug Swing
159.  Champion Jack Dupree - Chain Gang Blues
160.  Charles & Eddie Tyus-1931 - Dads Ole Mule
161.  Charlie Patton - Revue Man Blues
162.  Christina Gray - The Reverend Is My Man
163.  Clarence Williams - A Pane In The Glass
164.  Clara Smith-1929 - Lets Get Loose
165.  Edith Johnson - Nickies Worth Of Liver Blues
166.  George O'connor - Nigger Blues
167.  Gertrude Perkins - No Easy Rider Blues
168.  Golden Gate-4 With Leadbelly - Rock Island Line
169.  Homer Harris - Atomic Bomb Blues
170.  Huddie Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues
171.  Huddie Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
172.  Huttie Hudson-1927 - Doggone My Good Luck Soul
173.  Jimmie Rogers - Blue Yodel №9
174.  Jimmy Yancey - How Long Blues
175.  John White - Careless Love
176.  Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues
177.  Leroy Carr - Blue Night Blues-1934
178.  Little Brother Montgomery - Chinese Man Blues
179.  Ma Rainey - New Bo-Weavil Blues
180.  Missisippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues
181.  Monarch Jazz Quartet Of Norfolk-1929 - Whats The Matter Now
182.  Nolan Welsh - Louis Armstrong - Bridwell Blues
183.  Pillie Boling1930 - Brownskin Woman
184.  Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail
185.  Rufus And Ben Quillian-1930 - Keep It Cleen
186.  Scrapper Blackwell - Down South
187.  Sippie Wallace - Louis Armstrong - Dead Drunk Blues
188.  Sonny Boy Williamson - I Win The War Blues
189.  The Five Breezes-1940 - My Buddy Blues
190.  The Johson Boys-1928 - Violin Blues
191.  Tommy Mcclennan-1941 - Deep Blue Sea Blues
192.  Vera Hall - Black Woman
193.  Walter Roland-1933 - House Lady Blues
194.  Willie Dixon - If The Sea Was Whiskey
195.  Yank Rachell-1941 - Peach Tree Blues
196.  Jelly Roll Morton - Black Bottom Stomp
197.  Jelly Roll Morton - Wild Man Blues
198.  Jelly Roll Morton - Dr. Jazz
199.  Jelly Roll Morton - Sidewalk Blues
200.  Jelly Roll Morton - Turtle Twist
201.  Jelly Roll Morton - Burning The Iceberg
202.  Jelly Roll Morton - Red Hot Pepper
203.  Jelly Roll Morton - Smoke House Blues
204.  Jelly Roll Morton - Original Jelly Roll Blues
205.  Bunk Johnson - Kinklets
206.  Bunk Johnson - The Entrtainer
207.  Dixieland Jug Blowers - Banjoner
208.  James Reese Europe - Castle House Rag
209.  Odjb - Dixie Jass Band One Step
210.  Ossman Dudley Trio - Saint Louis Tickle
211.  Roy Bargy - Pianoflage
212.  Southland Singers - Heliotrope Bouquet
213.  Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
214.  W.C.Handy - Ole Miss Rag
215.  Mexican Rag
216.  Hawkins Rag
217.  Guitar Rag
218.  Chinese Rag
219.  Dallas Rag
220.  Southern Rag
221.  Dew Drop Alley
222.  Piccolo Rag
223.  Atlanta Rag
224.  Kill It Kid