The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Chicago Breakdown


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue Number36376 / 36377 / 36378 / 36375
Matrix Number 80851
Record Label Columbia
Record Format78 RPM - 10"
Shelf Number56
Number of Tracks8
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Fox Trot

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Chicago Breakdown
Composer(s) : Morton
2 - Don't Jive Me
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong
3 - Muggles
Composer(s) : Armstrong ; Hines
4 - West End Blues
Composer(s) : Oliver ; C. Williams
5 - Heah Me Talkin' to Ya?
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong ; D. Redman
6 - Tight Like This
Composer(s) : Curl
7 - Weather Bird
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong
8 - A Monday Date
Composer(s) : Hines