A centerpiece for the dedicated New Orleans collector, this begins with Lewis' "Climax Rag" session in 1943 and ranges through a variety of studio and concert performances ending 12 years later -- definitely some of the clarinetist's best work (1943-1944, 1954-1955).
George Lewis never tried to be a virtuoso soloist. He loved to play melodic ensembles where his distinctive clarinet was free to improvise as simply as he desired. When Lewis was inspired and in tune, he could hold his own with any of his contemporaries in New Orleans and he always sounded beautiful playing his "Burgundy Street Blues." To everyone's surprise (including himself), he became one of the most popular figures of the New Orleans revival movement of the 1950s.

Track List:

CD1
01. Climax Rag (3:11)
02. New Orleans Hula (2:45)
03. Don't Go 'Way Nobody (4:21)
04. Two Jim Blues (4:42)
05. Climax Rag (4:25)
06. Climax Rag (4:27)
07. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:18)
08. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:30)
09. Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll (3:32)
10. Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll (3:25)
11. Careless Love (3:38)
12. Careless Love (3:38)
13. Dauphine Street Blues (3:33)
14. Just A Little While To Stay Here (3:39)
15. Just A Little While To Stay Here (4:18)
16. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (3:48)
17. Milenberg Joys (4:04)
18. Milenberg Joys (4:13)
19. Fidgety Feet (4:10)
CD 2
01. Fidgety Feet (4:58)
02. Don't Go 'Way Nobody (3:21)
03. Don't Go 'Way Nobody (4:04)
04. Deep Bayou Blues (4:08)
05. Whenever You're Lonesome, Just Telephone Me (4:41)
06. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:21)
07. Gettysburg March (2:57)
08. Bill Bailey (3:02)
09. Burgundy Street Blues (3:18)
10. Ol' Man Mose (2:26)
11. Walking With The King (2:56)
12. George Lewis' Spoken Introduction (0:34)
13. Over The Waves (6:13)
14. Canal Street Blues (3:22)
15. Red Wing (4:15)
16. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (9:48)
17. Ice Cream (5:51)
18. Mama Don't Allow It (4:39)
CD 3
01. When You Wore A Tulip (Alternate Version) (3:08)
02. Gettysburg March (Alternate Take) (3:33)
03. Walking With The King (3:45)
04. Gettysburg March (4:05)
05. Savoy Blues (4:40)
06. Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning (3:40)
07. Bucket's Got A Hole In It (3:27)
08. I Can't Escape From You (4:00)
09. Mahogany Hall Stomp (3:47)
10. Move The Body Over (4:05)
11. Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good To Me (3:44)
12. Gettysburg March (4:31)
13. High Society (4:31)
14. See See Rider (5:09)
15. Heebie Jeebies (3:16)
16. When You Wore A Tulip (3:18)

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