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1 - Black Woman Composer(s) : Negro Prison Song from Mississippi State Prison

2 - Everytime I Feel The Spirit Composer(s) : Negro Spritual pre-1861

3 - Matchbox Blues Composer(s) : Blind Lemon Jefferson

4 - International Cake Walk Composer(s) : Fred Van Epps

5 - Hungarian Rag Composer(s) : N/A

6 - At The Georgia Camp Meeting (Cakewalk) Composer(s) : Kerry Mills

7 - Maple Leaf Rag Composer(s) : Scott Joplin

8 - Ragtime Oriole Composer(s) : James Scott

9 - Jellyroll Blues Composer(s) : Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (Jelly Roll Morton)

10 - Darktown Strutters Ball Composer(s) : Meade Lux Lewis

11 - Bill Bailey Composer(s) : Hughie Cannon

12 - Sensation Rag Composer(s) : N/A

13 - Dippermouth Blues Composer(s) : King Oliver

14 - Keyhole Blues Composer(s) : Louis Armstrong

15 - Mama's Gone Goodbye Composer(s) : Bunk Johnson

16 - High Society Composer(s) : Kid Ory and Jimmie Noone

17 - That's A Plenty Composer(s) : Lew Pollock and Ray Gilbert

18 - Panama Composer(s) : George Lewis

19 - Jada Composer(s) : Bob Carleton

20 - South Ramparts Street Parade Composer(s) : Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart

21 - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues Composer(s) : Sammy Gallup and Steve Allen

22 - Jeepers Creepers Composer(s) : Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer

23 - Mean Old Bug Blues Composer(s) : Ernest Tubb

24 - Boll Weevil Blues Composer(s) : Emabel Palmer

25 - Blues For The Lowlands Composer(s) : Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

26 - Goin' Back Home Composer(s) : Lightnin' Hopkins

27 - Chain Gang Blues Composer(s) : "Ma" Rainey

28 - Go Way From My Window Composer(s) : John Jacob Niles

29 - Feelin' Lowdown Composer(s) : Big Bill Broonzy

30 - Hobo Blues Composer(s) : John Lee Hooker

31 - Ain't That Fine Composer(s) : Betty Hall

32 - My Man Composer(s) : Jacques Charles

33 - Three Women Blues Composer(s) : "Blind" Willie McTell

34 - Hush Hush Composer(s) : Jimmy Reed

35 - Tiger Rag Composer(s) : Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro

36 - Harlem Speaks Composer(s) : Duke Ellington

37 - You Can't Do What My Last Man Did Composer(s) : James P. Johnson

38 - Up On Teddy's Hill Composer(s) : Charlie Christian

39 - Groovin' High Composer(s) : Gillespie

40 - Ain't Misbehavin' Composer(s) : Thomas Wright 'Fats' Waller

41 - One Bass Hit, Pt. 2 Composer(s) : Dizzy Gillespie

42 - Thrice Upon A Theme Composer(s) : Charles Mingus

43 - Jitterbug Waltz Composer(s) : Thomas Wright 'Fats' Waller

44 - Sunnymoon For Two Composer(s) : Sonny Rollins

45 - Awful Mean Composer(s) : Cannonball Adderley / Paul Chambers

46 - Scrapple From The Apple Composer(s) : Charlie Parker

47 - Let's Dance Composer(s) : Benny Goodman

48 - Woodchoppers Ball Composer(s) : Joe Bishop and Woody Herman

49 - Cherokee Composer(s) : Kamasi Washington

50 - Begin The Beguine Composer(s) : Cole Porter

51 - Caravan Composer(s) : Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington

52 - A Tisket, A Tasket Composer(s) : Al Feldman AKA Van Alexander & Ella Fitzgerald

53 - St. Louis Blues Composer(s) : W. C. Handy

54 - Honeysuckle Rose Composer(s) : Andy Razaf and Thomas 'Fats' Waller

55 - Opus # 1 Composer(s) : Sy Oliver & Sid Garris

56 - How High The Moon Composer(s) : Morgan Lewis & Nancy Hamilton

57 - Body And Soul Composer(s) : Johnny Green and Edward Heyman

58 - One O'Clock Jump Composer(s) : Count Basie