These are some of the fruits of Ralph Peer's first "Road Trip" for OKeh records . . he brought the recording studio on the road to New Orleans in March, 1924 and then again in January 1925 and recorded some local dance bands and Jazz groups.  Here we will be listening to groups led by Johnny DeDroit, Tony Parenti, Norman Brownlee, Oscar Celestin and Armand Piron as well as the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, The Halfway House Orchestra and the Original Crescent City Jazzers.  These groups featured musicians as well known as Tony Parenti, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares, Santo Pecora, Sharkey Bonano, Sterling Bose, Kid Shots Madison, Lorenzo Tio, Jr. and Harry Shields as well as a host of other lesser known players.