The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz is a five-disc
box set released in 1997 by the Smithsonian Institution. Compiled by
jazz essayist and historian Martin T. Williams, the album featured
tracks from over a dozen record labels spanning several decades and
genres of American jazz, from ragtime and big band to post-bop and free
jazz. The compilation has been recognized as an invaluable document of
jazz history and maintains a legacy as introductory listening for new
jazz fans as well as scholarship.
CD-1
1. Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
2. Maple Leaf Rag - Jelly Roll Morton
3. St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
4. Lost Your Head Blues - Bessie Smith
5. Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver
6. Black Bottom Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
7. Dead Man Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
8. Grandpa's Spells - Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
9. King Porter Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton
10. Cake Walking Babies from Home - The Red Onion Jazz Babies
11. Blue Horizon - Sidney Bechet, Blue Note All Star Jazzmen
12. Carolina Shout - James P. Johnson
13. Big Butter and Egg Man - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong
14. Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Louis Armstrong
15. Struttin' With Some Barbecue - Louis Armstrong
16. Hotter Than That - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong
17. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong
18. Weather Bird - Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines
19. Sweethearts on Parade - Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong
20. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong
21. Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home) - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
22. Riverboat Shuffle - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
23. Four or Five Times - Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra
CD-2
1. Stampede - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
2. Wrappin' It Up - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
3. Dinah - Red Nichols
4. Moten Swing - Bennie Moten
5. I Ain't Got Nobody - Fats Waller
6. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade "Lux" Lewis
7. Body and Soul - Goodman Group, Benny Goodman
8. Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
9. Man I Love - Coleman Hawkins Quartet
10. He's Funny That Way - Billie Holiday
11. These Foolish Things - Billie Holiday
12. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Ella Fitzgerald
13. Willow Weep for Me - Art Tatum
14. Too Marvelous for Words - Art Tatum
15. Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
16. Rockin' Chair - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra
17. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Benny Carter, Benny Carter, The Chocolate Dandies, Roy Eldridge
18. When Lights Are Low - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
19. Dinah - Quintet of the Hot Club of France
20. Doggin' Around - Count Basie Orchestra
21. Taxi War Dance - Count Basie Orchestra
22. Lester Leaps In - Count Basie & the Kansas City Seven
23. I Found a New Baby - Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
24. Breakfast Feud - Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
CD-3
1. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
2. New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
3. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
4. Ko Ko - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
5. Concerto for Cootie - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
6. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
7. In a Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
8. Blue Serge - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra
9. I Got Rhythm - Don Byas, Slam Stewart
10. I Can't Get Started - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
11. Shaw 'Nuff - Dizzy Gillespie All Star Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie
12. Koko - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker
13. Oh, Lady Be Good - Jazz at the Philharmonic, Charlie Parker
14. Embraceable You [Take #1] - Charlie Parker Quintet
15. Embraceable You [Take #2] - Charlie Parker Quintet
16. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene - Charlie Parker Quintet
17. Crazeology [Take #1] - Charlie Parker Sextet
18. Crazeology [Take #4] - Charlie Parker Sextet
19. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker's All Stars
20. Fantasy on Frankie and Johnny - Erroll Garner
21. Night in Tunisia - Bud Powell Trio
22. Bikini - Dexter Gordon Quartet
23. Lady Bird - Tadd Dameron
CD-4
1. Boplicity - Miles Davis & His Orchestra,
2. Subconscious-Lee - Lennie Tristano
3. Body and Soul - Stan Getz, Gene Norman, Red Norvo
4. All Alone - Sarah Vaughan
5. My Funny Valentine - Sarah Vaughan
6. Misterioso - Thelonious Monk Quartet
7. Evidence - Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. Criss-Cross - Thelonious Monk Quintet
9. Bags' Groove - Thelonious Monk
10. I Should Care - Thelonious Monk
11. Moon Rays - Horace Silver Quintet
12. Summertime - Miles Davis, Gil Evans Orchestra
13. Haitian Fight Song - Charles Mingus Quintet
14. Django - The Modern Jazz Quartet
15. Pent-Up House - Sonny Rollins
CD-5
1. Blue 7 - Sonny Rollins Quartet
2. West Coast Blues - Wes Montgomery
3. So What - Miles Davis Sextet
4. Blue in Green - Bill Evans Trio
5. Enter, Evening - Cecil Taylor Unit
6. Alabama - John Coltrane Quartet
7. Lonely Woman - Ornette Coleman Quartet
8. Congeniality - Ornette Coleman Quartet
9. Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
10. Steppin' - World Saxophone Quartet