VA - Ragtime to Jazz 1, 1912-1919 (1997)

Tracing the path of turn-of-the-century ragtime and jazz, this collection includes tracks by Wilbur C. Sweatman, W.C. Handy, Harry De Costa & Nick La Rocca, Abe Oleman and Will H. Wyers. –Keith Farley, AllMusic

Tracklist:

01. Red Onion Rag - Abe Oleman (1913) 3:03
02. Maori - A Samoan Dance - Will H. Tyers (May 1913) 2:47
03. 1915 Rag - Harry Austin Tierney (June 1913) 2:33
04. Too Much Mustard - Cecil Macklin (December 1913) 3:49
05. Down Home Rag - Wilbur C. Sweatman (December 1913) 3:21
06. Down Home Rag - Wilbur C. Sweatman (February 1916) 3:41
07. Down Home Rag - Wilber S. Sweatman (December 1916) 1:42
08. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Shelton Brooks (January 1917) 2:53
09. Indiana - James F. Hanley (January 1917) 3:20
10. Joe Turner Blues - W. C. Handy (April 1917) 2:58
11. A Bag of Rags - MCKanlass (April 1917) 3:02
12. Johnson 'Jass' Blues - E. Arnold Johnson (May 1917) 4:18
13. Slippery Hank - F.H. Lasey (June 1917) 2:57
14. Night-time in little Italy - Fred Fisher (June 1917) 3:47
15. Pork and Beans - Robetrs (July 1917) 3:13
16. Tiger Rag - Nick La Rocca, Harry De Costa (August 1917) 3:11
17. Oriental Jazz (Sudan) - Frank Hale (November 1917) 3:31
18. The Jazz Dance - W. Overstreet (November 1917) 2:58
19. Everyboby's Crazy About The Doggone Blues, But I'm Happy - Creamer and Layton (March 1918) 3:01
20. Blaze Away - Mike Bernard (Aprill 1918) 2:48
21. After All - Callaban and Roberts (May 1919) 2:42
22. Slow Drag Blues - Snowden (August 1919) 2:30
23. Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gave Me) - Swanstone, McCanon and Morgan (September 1919) 3:00
24. Down Where The Rajahs Dwell - Anton Lada and Skidmore (November 1919) 2:57