“The lack of interest shown by major companies in small bands and soloists during the 40s, followed by the recording ban, led to an increase in the number of small labels which offered an opportunity to numerous musicians. Not only did these labels cover a great period in jazz but they also ensured its future and their own: small labels sometimes became big ones! Jacques Morgantini delivers 40 original tracks of the very best small U.S. labels recordings between 1938 and 1947.” Patrick Frémeaux

CD 1: 1. Chu Berry : Sittin’ In 2’16 • 2. Chocolate Dandies : Smack 2’40 • 3. Chocolate Dandies : I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love 4’14 • 4. Coleman Hawkins : Esquire Bounce 3’15 • 5. Coleman Hawkins : My Ideal 3’11 • 6. Albert Ammons : Jammin’ The Boogie 4’00 • 7. Sid Catlett-Ben Webster : Just A Riff 4’03 • 8. Hot Lips Page : You’d Be Frantic Too 3’15 • 9. Jonah Jones : Hubba Hubba Hub 4’09 • 10. Pete Johnson : B & O Blues 3’18 • 11. Buster Bailey : Excentric Rag 2’48 • 12. Edmond Hall : Blues At Blue Note 4’17 • 13. James p. Johnson : After You’ve Gone 4’25 • 14. Sidney De Paris : Ballin’ The Jack 4’43 • 15. Sidney Bechet : Muskrat Ramble 3’40 • 16. Ike Quebec : Topsy Blue 3’06 • 17. Tiny Grimes : Tiny’s Boogie Woogie 3’00 • 18. Coleman Hawkins : Get Happy 3’26 • 19. Dickie Wells : I’m Fer It Too 4’10 • 20. Eddie Heywood : Sunny Side Of The Street 4’15. CD 2 : 1. T-Bone Walker : I Got A Break Baby 3’19 • 2. Cozy Cole-Coleman Hawkins : Father Co-operates 4’52 • 3. Roy Eldridge : Saint-Louis Blues 2’43 • 4. Count Basie Kansas City 7 : Destination K.C. 4’59 • 5. Charlie Shavers : El Salon De Gutbucket 2’59 • 6. Hot Lips Page : Big D Blues 3’00 • 7. Art Tatum Trio : Topsy 4‘19 • 8. Cootie Williams : Cherry Red Blues 3’11 • 9. Don Byas-Erroll Garner : Wrap Your Troubles In 2’59 • 10. Mezzrow-Bechet : Out Of The Gallion 2’32 • 11. Kid Ory : Original Dixieland One-Step 2’58 • 12. Baby Dodds : Drum Improvisation N°1 2’34 • 13. Illinois Jacquet : Jumpin’ Jacquet 2’56 • 14. Milton Buckner : Lights Out 3’02 • 15. Arnett Cobb : Cobb’s Boogie 2’49 • 16. Lloyd Glenn : Rocking Boogie 2’52 • 17. Jay McShann : McShann Bounce 2’28 • 18. Buddy Tate : Kansas City Local 2’44 • 19. Johnny Hodges : A Little Taste 3’03 • 20. Tiny Grimes : Boogie Woogie Barbecue 3’03.