The Original Dixieland Jazz Band with intermittent piano by Clarence Williams. Royal Garden Blues (Al Bernard voc.), Darktown Strutters Ball, At the Jazz Band Ball, Clarinet Marmalade, Some of These Days. C. Williams: My Own Blues. OJDB: Soudan, Toddlin’ Blues, Sensation Rag, Lazy Daddy, Fidgety Feet, Indiana, Lasses Candy. C. Williams: Gravier St. Blues. ODJB:Tiger Rag, Satanic Blues. C. Williams: Weary Blues.
Tony Sbarbaro’s percussion is evident particularly in Sensation Rag. LaRocca apparently taught younger people like Bix indirectly by phonograph, who had a worn out ODJB collection of otherwise durable shellac and covered the tunes on his own recordings. Armstrong in one of his books lavishes praise on the Dixieland. Edwards on trombone, Larry Shields clarinet, Henry Ragas and J. Russel Robinson on piano. A quintet with sometimes addition of a saxophone like Benny Krueger. Included for fun is the house pianist here, the gifted Clarence Williams.
A theory, Armstrong and Bix both had an admiration for LaRocca. Those two were the way forward. ODJB as laying a foundation through their recordings.
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