This is an original copy of the excellent THE SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION OF CLASSIC JAZZ 6-LP BOX SET by VARIOUS ARTISTS on Smithsonian Collection Records (P6-11891) from 1973.  An absolutely essential and definitive collection of the early history of jazz, including a 46 page companion book.  The box set is SEALED and in MINT/MINT- condition, as pictured.  Don't pass up a copy like this!

Tracklist  A1 – Maple Leaf Rag Written-By, Piano – 3:16 A2 – Maple Leaf Rag Piano – Written-By – 2:37 A3 – Hellhound On My Trail Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – 2:39 A4 – St. Louis Blues Cornet – Organ [Reed] – Vocals – Written-By – 3:12 A5 – Lost Your Head Blues Cornet – Piano – Written-By, Vocals – 2:57 A6 – Dippermouth Blues Banjo, Vocals [Break] – Clarinet – Cornet – , Drums – Piano – *Trombone – *Written-By – * 2:23 A7 – Grandpa's Spells Bass – Clarinet – Drums – Guitar, Banjo – Piano – Trombone – *Trumpet – Written-By – * 2:55 A8 – Dead Man Blues Banjo – Bass – Clarinet – , Clarinet [Solo] – Drums – Piano – Trombone – *Trumpet – Written-By – * 3:00 B1 – Black Bottom Stomp Banjo – Bass – Clarinet – Drums – *Piano – Trombone – *Trumpet – Written-By – * 3:14 B2 – Cake Walking Babies (From Home) Banjo – Cornet – Piano – Soprano Saxophone – Trombone – Vocals – , Written-By – *, *, * 3:28 B3 –* Blue Horizon Bass – *Drums – Piano – Trombone – Trumpet – Written-By, Clarinet – 4:26 B4 –* Carolina Shout Written-By, Piano – * 2:47 B5 –* Struttin' With Some Barbeque Banjo – Clarinet – Cornet – Piano – *Trombone – Written-By – * 3:04 B6 –* S.O.L. Blues (Excerpt) Banjo – Bass [Brass] – Clarinet – Drums – Piano – *Trombone – Written-By, Cornet, Vocals – 1:05 B7 –* Potato Head Blues (Excerpt) Banjo – Bass [Brass] – Clarinet – Drums – Piano – *Trombone – Written-By, Cornet, Vocals – 1:14 B8 –* Hotter Than That Banjo – Clarinet – Cornet, Vocals – Guitar – Piano – *Trombone – Written-By – * 3:02 B9 –* West End Blues Banjo, Vocals – *Clarinet – Drums – Piano, Vocals – Trombone – Trumpet, Vocals – Written-By – , * 3:17 C1 – And Weather Bird Piano – Written-By, Trumpet – 2:46 C2 –* Sweethearts On Parade Alto Saxophone – , Banjo, Steel Guitar – Drums – Piano – , Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – Trumpet – Trumpet, Vocals – Tuba – *Written-By – *, * 3:15 C3 – I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Banjo, Guitar – Bass – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – *Drums – Piano – Trombone – Trumpet – , *Trumpet, Vocals – Written-By – , 2:59 C4 – Riverboat Shuffle Alto Saxophone – *Banjo, Guitar – Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – *Piano – *Saxophone [C-Melody] – Trombone – Written-By – , , 3:15 C5 – Singin' The Blues Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – *Guitar – Piano – *Saxophone [C-Melody] – Trombone – Written-By – * 3:03 C6 – The Stampede Banjo – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Arranged By – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – , Drums – Trombone – Trumpet – Tuba – *Written-By, Piano – 3:18 C7 – Wrappin' It Up Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – , , Double Bass [String Bass] – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , Trumpet – *, , Written-By, Arranged By – 2:48 C8 –* Moten Swing Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – Trombone, Guitar, Alto Saxophone – Trumpet – , *, *Written-By – *, 3:26 D1 – I Ain't Got Nobody Piano – Written-By – *, * 3:09 D2 – Honky Tonk Train Written-By, Piano – * 3:01 D3 – Body And Soul Clarinet – Drums – Piano – Written-By – *, *, * 3:30 D4 – Body And Soul Alto Saxophone – , Bass – Drums – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – Trumpet – , Written-By – *, *, * 3:03 D5 – The Man I Love Bass – Drums – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Written-By – * 5:10 D6 – He's Funny That Way Bass – Clarinet – Drums – Guitar – *Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Vocals – Written-By – *, * 2:41 D7 – And All Of Me Alto Saxophone – , Bass – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Vocals – Written-By – *, * 2:59 D8 – You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Bass – *Drums – Piano – Trumpet – Vocals – Written-By – 2:56 E1 – Willow Weep For Me Piano – Written-By – * 2:58 E2 – Too Marvelous For Words Piano – Written-By – , 2:25 E3 – Lunceford Special Alto Saxophone – , , *, Bass – Drums – Guitar – Leader – *Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , , Trumpet – *, , Written-By – 2:51 E4 – Rockin' Chair Alto Saxophone – *, Bass – Drums – Guitar – *Piano – *Tenor Saxophone – , Trombone – , , Trumpet – , , , Written-By – * 3:02 E5 – And I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Excerpt) Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Written-By – *, * 3:03 E6 – When Lights Are Low Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – , , *Trumpet – Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Written-By – 2:15 E7 –* Doggin' Around Alto Saxophone – *Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By – *Trombone – , Trombone, Guitar – Trumpet – , , Written-By – *, * 2:57 E8 – Taxi War Dance Alto Saxophone – *, Bass – Drums – Guitar – *Piano – Tenor Saxophone – , Trombone – , , Trumpet – , , Trumpet, Arranged By – Written-By – , 2:55 F1 –* Lester Leaps In Bass – Drums – Guitar – *Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – Trumpet – Written-By – 3:14 F2 – I Found A New Baby Bass – Clarinet – Drums – Electric Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Written-By – , 2:57 F3 – : Blues Sequence (From Breakfast Feud) Bass – Drums – , Electric Guitar – Piano – , *Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Written-By, Clarinet – 2:24 F4 – East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Banjo – Bass – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Drums – Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Trombone – Trumpet – Written-By, Piano, Arranged By – Written-By, Trumpet – 3:38 F5 –* New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Alto Saxophone – Bass – *, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Trombone – , Trombone [Valve] – Trumpet – , Trumpet, Drums – Written-By – Written-By, Piano – 3:04 F6 –* Creole Rhapsody Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Banjo – Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Drums – Trombone – , Trumpet – *, , *Written-By, Piano – 6:00 F7 – Harlem Air Shaft Alto Saxophone – , *Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , , Trumpet – , Written-By, Piano – 3:00 F8 – Concerto For Cootie Alto Saxophone – , *Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , Trombone [Valve] – Trumpet – , Written-By, Piano – 3:22 G1 – In A Mellotone Alto Saxophone – , *Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , Trombone [Valve] – Trumpet – , Written-By, Piano – 3:19 G2 – Ko-Ko Alto Saxophone – , *Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , Trombone [Valve] – Trumpet – , Written-By, Piano – 2:42 G3 – Blue Serge Alto Saxophone – , *Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Cornet – Drums – Guitar – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – , Trombone [Valve] – Trumpet – , Written-By – 3:22 G4 – I Got Rhythm Bass – Tenor Saxophone – Written-By – * 5:07 G5 – I Can't Get Started Bass – Drums – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trombone – Trumpet – Written-By – *, * 3:08 G6 –* Shaw 'Nuff Alto Saxophone – Bass – *Drums – Piano – Trumpet – Written-By – *, * 2:57 G7 – KoKo Bass – *Drums – Trumpet, Piano – Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 2:57 G8 – Embraceable You Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By – * 2:14 G9 – Embraceable You (Alternate Version) Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By – * 2:01 H1 –* Klacktoveedsedsteen Bass – Drums – Piano – Trumpet – Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 3:02 H2 –* Little Benny Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Piano – Trombone – *Trumpet – Written-By – 3:30 H3 –* Parker's Mood Bass – *Drums – Piano – Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 3:01 H4 – Fantasy On "Frankie And Johnny" Written-By, Piano – 2:55 H5 –* Somebody Loves Me Bass – *Drums – Piano – Written-By – *, *, * 2:48 H6 – Dancing In The Dark Conductor – *Orchestra – *Vocals – Written-By – * 2:37 H7 – Ain't No Use Piano – Trumpet – Vocals – Written-By – *, * 3:55 H8 – Crosscurrent Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – *Guitar – Tenor Saxophone – Written-By, Piano – 2:52 I1 – Boplicity Alto Saxophone – Baritone Saxophone – Bass – Drums – French Horn – Piano – Trombone – *Trumpet – Tuba – Written-By – 3:03 I2 –* Lady Bird Bass – *Drums – Tenor Saxophone – , Trumpet – *Written-By, Piano – 2:54 I3 – Bikini Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – 3:33 I4 –* Misterioso Bass – Drums – Vibraphone – Written-By, Piano – 3:22 I5 –* Criss Cross Alto Saxophone – Bass – Drums – Vibraphone – Written-By, Piano – 3:00 I6 – Evidence Bass – Drums – Vibraphone – Written-By, Piano – 2:35 I7 –* Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Bass – *Drums – Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Trumpet – Written-By – *, * 4:33 I8 – I Should Care Piano – Written-By – *, *, * 3:16 J1 – Blues Improvisation (Excerpt) Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By – 2:54 J2 – With * Summertime Alto Saxophone – *Arranged By, Conductor – Bass – Bass Clarinet – Drums – *Flute – , French Horn – , , Trombone – , , *Trombone [Bass] – *Trumpet – , , *, *Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tuba – Written-By – 3:22 J3 – Blue 7 Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – 11:23 J4 – Django Bass – Drums – Vibraphone – Written-By, Piano – 5:34 J5 –* Hora Decubitus Alto Saxophone, Flute – Arranged By – Drums – Piano – Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Tenor Saxophone – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – *Trombone – Trumpet – , Tuba – Written-By, Bass – 4:44 K1 – Pent-Up House (Excerpt) Bass – Drums – Piano – Trumpet – Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – 7:32 K2 – Enter Evening Alto Saxophone – Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Bass Clarinet – Bass – , Drums – Trumpet – *Written-By, Piano, Bells – 11:05 K3 –* So What Alto Saxophone – *Bass – Drums – *Piano – Tenor Saxophone – Written-By, Trumpet – 9:11 L1 – Lonely Woman Bass – Drums – Trumpet – *Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 5:03 L2 – Congeniality Bass – Drums – Trumpet – *Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 6:45 L3 – Free Jazz (Excerpt) Bass – , *Bass Clarinet – Drums – , Trumpet – *, Written-By, Alto Saxophone – 10:14 L4 – Alabama Bass – Drums – Piano – Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – 5:07 Notes 6 disc collection with 46 page book.
The back of the box jacket lists the main name on each track, but the booklet lists the full name of each group which was used in the track listing.

Note: Regarding matrix runouts, the first parts were stamped and the IT or \T were etched. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, etched): AS-11892-1F IT Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, etched): BS-11892 -1F IT Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped, etched): AS 11893-1C \T Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped, etched): BS11893--1H IT Matrix / Runout (Side E, stamped, etched): AS 11894 -1J IT Matrix / Runout (Side F, stamped, etched): BS 11894 -1F IT Matrix / Runout (Side G, stamped, etched): AS 11895--1D IT Matrix / Runout (Side H, stamped, etched): BS 11895-1H IT Matrix / Runout (Side I, stamped, etched): AS 11896--1E IT Matrix / Runout (Side J, stamped, etched): B S 11896-1D IT Matrix / Runout (Side K, stamped, etched): AS 11897-1B IT Matrix / Runout (Side L, stamped, etched): BS 11897-1D IT











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