Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 1 - Origins of Jazz

The transition from ragtime to Jazz during the years 1908 to 1919, featuring the music of WC Handy and Wilbur Sweatman.

You can read a transcript of the episode.

Photo: W.C. Handy

• Fred Van Eps - Maple Leaf Rag (1908) @ 01:54
• Fred Van Eps - Ragtime Picking (1911) @ 04:42
• Prince's Band - Memphis Blues (1914) @ 09:32
• Prince's Band - St Louis Blues (1915) @ 13:51
• Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Livery Stable Blues (1917) @ 18:59
• Handys Orchestra - Livery Stable Blues (1917) @ 22:55
• Handys Orchestra - A Bunch of Blues (1917) @ 26:37
• Handys Orchestra - That "Jazz" Dance (1917)@ 30:01
• Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band - Jazz De Lux (1918) @ 34:58
• Wilbur Sweatman - Rainy Day Blues (1919)@ 40:47
• Wilbur Sweatman - Ja-Da (1919) @ 43:10
• Wilbur Sweatman - I Aint Gonna Give Nobody None O This Jellyroll (1919) @ 48:06
• Wilbur Sweatman - Kansas City Blues (1919) @ 51:03