DALLAS BLUES: (1918- Hart A. Ward w, Lloyd Garrett m) This standard blues was oft recorded by big bands but seldom by traditional jass bands. We love it. Listen to the great trumpet at the beginning and close. 

DOCTOR JASS: (1922- Waiter Melrose w, Joe King Oliver m) Recording Traditional. jass bands have also neglected this wonderful tune. Listen to the words. They are about a New Orleans character who could fix up a man's well being by procuring the favors of a lady of the night. A tuff job but somebody had to do it. Its a fun song. 

JOE AVERY BLUES: (Traditional tuba tune) I first heard this song in the French Quarter on a morning of 1992. A kids band was playing it and a very overweight boy was playing a very beat up Sousaphone. Later the same day I returned to the spot and in a large crowd I could see the same Sousaphone moving about. I looked and discovered it was now played by an equally overweight daddy, with wildly painted finger nails. As he pranced and played he displayed the nails with great gusto. Avery was a well-known and liked tailgating trombone player of New Orleans  

SHINE: (1924- Cecil Mack w, Lew Brown m) Clarinet players like this one which explains why it was in the 1955 movie, "The Benny Goodman Story." Many have recorded it and now so has our own Gary Smith. 

BLUEBERRY HILL: (1940- Al Lewis, Larry Stock and Vincent Rose w & m) Most recall Fats Domino's and Louie Armstrong's 1956 great hits, but most forget the first big hit was by Bob Eberly and the Glen Miller band in 1940. You probably forgot that Gene Autry sang it in "The Singing Hill" in 1941. Mostly Trad. jass bands have ignored it until now. 

PEORIA: (1918- Billy Rose w, Harry Wood and Mort Dixon m) Peoria is a WW I lament about sailors at war and at Sea. It became a trad Jass standard when the Firehouse 5 +2 recorded it Feb. 24, 1957. 

SUGAR BLUES: (1922- Clarence Williams w, and Lucy Fletcher m) In 1922 Leona Williams and her Dixieband first recorded Sugar Blues, but it became famous and a standard when Clyde McCoy took it as his theme and added the waw-waw on his trumpet. Our Jack's tribute to McCoy could not be better. Great Lyrics too! 

ALABAMA JUBILEE: (1915- Jack Yellen & George Cobb w\m) 
Long neglected this upbeat song was revived by Red Foley in 1951. 
it has seldom been recorded by Trad. Jass Bands. Enjoy! 

STRANGER ON THE SHORE: (1962- Robert Millen w, Acker Bilk m) Acker Bilk originally called it, "Jenny" When it was used as theme for a British TV series called "Stranger on the Shore", its title was quickly changed. Bilk's version was on top of the charts both here and in Britain at the same time. 

ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE: (1920- Ballard MacDonald w, James Hanley m) Little recorded this was revived by Barbara Streisand in "Funny Girl". We never tire of playing the song. 

GEORGIA ON MY MIND: (1930- Stuart Gorrelln w, Hoagy Carmichael m) When Hoagy first recorded it was a piano number. You must recall Ray Charles 1960 recording it as a vocal. If not you certainly remember Willie Nelson's version. Our Jack's vocal was specially requested by Charlies Davis Candidate for President in 1995. We gave it to him to use in his campaign. 

BOURBON STREET PARADE: (1952- Paul Barbarian w\m) Paul a New Orleans drummer wrote this song for his band and Walaa! 

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN: (Traditional) We always finish with this, our national jass anthem. Never once had a complaint from the audience. Keep on Jass'n!