Riverside session · in the studio
January 25, 1961
"Sweet Emma" Barrett And Her Dixieland Boys
In the room
- Emma Barrett – piano, vocal
- Percy Humphrey – trumpet
- Jim Robinson – trombone
- Willie Humphrey – clarinet
- Emanuel Sayles – banjo, guitar
- McNeal Breaux – bass
- Josiah Frasier – drums
The takes
4 of these 12 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Just A Little While To Stay Here | Rejected at the session |
| 180-1 | - | RLP 364 |
| 181 | St. Louis Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
| 182 | Bill Bailey | RLP 364 |
| 183 | Down In Honky Tonk Town | RLP 364 |
| 184 | The Bell Gal's Careless Blues | RLP 364 |
| 185 | Tishomingo Blues | RLP 364 |
| 186 | High Society | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
| 187 | When The Saints Go Marching In | RLP 364 |
| 188 | Sweet Emma's Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
| 189 | I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll | RLP 364 |
| 190 | Chinatown | RLP 364 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 378 | New Orleans|The Living Legends | Percy Humphrey's Crescent City Joy Makers | 1961 | Percy Humphrey, Emanuel Sayles |
 | RLP 385 | Bourbon Street: New Orleans|The Living Legends | The Louis Cottrell Trio | 1961 | Emanuel Sayles, McNeal Breaux |
 | LP 1408 | Jazz At Preservation Hall I | The Eureka Brass Band Of New Orleans | 1963 | Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey |
 | LP 1409 | Jazz At Preservation Hall II | Billie & De De Pierce/Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band | 1963 | Jim Robinson, Emanuel Sayles |
 | LP 1411 | Jazz At Preservation Hall IV | The George Lewis Band Of New Orleans | 1963 | Jim Robinson, Emanuel Sayles |