Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing.

Part of the 'Masters Of Jazz: The History Series 1949-1969'. 20 bit digitally remastered.

Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas.

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band was the first jazz group to record. Although their two earliest titles for Columbia ("Darktown Strutters Ball" and "Indiana") have not been reissued in a long time, all of the ODJB's output for Victor (including "Livery Stable Blues," the first jazz recording ever released) is on this definitive CD. This colorful group, which stuck exclusively to ensembles with no solos, introduced such standard tunes as "Original Dixieland One Step," "At the Jazz Band," "Fidgety Feet," "Sensation," "Clarinet Marmalade," "Margie," "Jazz Me Blues," "Royal Garden Blues," and "Tiger Rag," all of which are included on this release. It's an essential acquisition for any serious jazz library.

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated.

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated.

KID ORY - trombone
ALVIN ALCORN - trumpet
GEORGE PROBERT - clarinet
DON EWELL - piano
BILL NEWMAN - guitar
ED GARLAND - bass
MINOR HALL - drums

Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Generation Sound Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Distributed By – Polydor Incorporated
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
Credits
Artwork – Rolf Liese
Composed By – Jan Hammer (tracks: A1, B1), John Abercrombie (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
Drums – Jack De Johnette*
Engineer – Tony May
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Jan Erik Kongshaug
Guitar – John Abercrombie
Mastered By – RL*
Organ, Synthesizer, Piano – Jan Hammer
Photography By – Roberto Masotti
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Notes
Includes printed inner sleeve.
Recorded June 21, 22, 1974 at Generation Sound Studios, New York.
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched except STERLING stamped var. 1): ECM-1047·A STERLING RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B etched except STERLING stamped var.1): ECM-1047·B STERLING RL
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped except X etched var. 2): ST-ECM 1047-A1 X
Matrix / Runout (Side B etched except STERLING stamped var. 2 ): ECM-1047-B STERLING RL
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped except XX etched var. 3): ST-ECM 1047-A1 XX
Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped except XX etched var. 3): ST-ECM 1047-B1 XX