2-CD set traces the career of pianist Hodes on Jazzology from 1949, feat. him in a variety of settings, inc. small & medium-sized groups & some tracks w. backing singers; this collection can be equated to Jelly Roll Morton's "Library of Congress."
1) Ralph Gleason Gene Williams 'Jazz Information' 'Metropolitan Revue' Dale Curran Sidney Bechet
2) Eddie Condon Loews Theater Walking Bass
3) Pee Wee ; Art's Back Room Barney Bigard Tony Parenti Jack Teagarden Willie the Lion
4) Max Gordon Pearl ; Bill Balley Kaiser Marshal Cecil Scott Arrested for Speeding Stuyvesant
5) Tiger Rag
6) More Bunk Art's Band in Casino After Bunk
7) Camp Unity
8) St. James Infirmary
9) First Write-Up in Cue Holdup in Restaurant Gloria Swanson Richard Bennett Wild Bill Davison
10) Apex Blues
11) Bill Kennedy Jimmy Russell's Tavern Meade Lux Lewis George Wettling Rudy Blesh ; George Zack