The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Preface, V Prologue, XV 1. No Beer — No Music, 1 2. Jack Laine and the "Potato" Men, 17 3. Chicago: The Cradle of Jass, 26 4. Jass and the Underworld, 39 5. New York and the Jass Revolution, 51 6. Tin Horns and Talking Machines, 63 7. The Strange Case of the "Livery Stable Blues," 75 8. Hot Licks and Cold Wax, 88 9. Jazzing the Draft, 108 10. The Silent Bandstand, 119 11. London: Spreading the Gospel, 124 12. At the Threshold of the Roaring Twenties, 140 13. Polar Bears and Red Hot Mammas, 156 14. The March of the Moralists, 171 15. Fin de Siècle, 181 16. The Lean Years, 190 17. The Comeback, 201 18. LaRocca and the Nine Young Men, 214 19. The Last Days of the Dixieland Five, 226 20. Syncopated Echoes, 244 Appendix: Table of Personnel, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 256 Index, 259