This difficult-to-find LP has some solid no-nonsense Dixieland from veteran cornetist
Jimmy McPartland, who had already been playing some of these songs for 30 years. Actually, his date does feature some obscurities, including "Third Street Blues," "The Albatross," "Lackadaisy Lazy," and the catchy "Basin Street Stomp" next to the standards "Oh Didn't He Ramble," "Ballin' the Jack," "Original Dixieland One-Step," and "There'll Be Some Changes Made."
McPartland's sidemen include either
Peanuts Hucko or
Ernie Caceres on clarinet, trombonist
Tyree Glenn, pianist
Dick Cary, bassist
Bill Crow, rhythm guitarist
Al Casamenti, and either
Cliff Leeman or
George Wettling on drums. The music is very much in the freewheeling
Eddie Condon Chicago jazz style and has plenty of spirit.