En se limitant en grande partie aux chanteuses, les historiens du jazz ont trop souvent négligé d'évaluer l'importance de la place des femmes instrumentistes. Il était nécessaire de réévaluer le travail des pionnières qui ont ouvert la voie aux formidables musiciennes que l'on compte parmi nous aujourd'hui. Dans la lignée du coffret dédié à Mary Lou Williams, Jean-Paul Ricard et Jean Buzelin mettent en lumière de formidables musiciennes, dans une anthologie complète et pleine de trésors rares.
Doin' the Suzie-Q. Boogie me. Swingin' for joy. Titoros. Embraceable you. The Jeep is jumpin'. Dorothy's boogie woogie. Over the rainbow. Limehouse. Margie. The gentleman is a dope. Barbara's carol. Four brothers. I feel pretty. Mon petit (I never knew). Horacio. Clash by night. Poinciana. Laura. Nothin' but the truth. Making whoopee. Pee, Bee and Lee. Just in time. Steppin' on the blues. Frog tongue stomp. That creole band. Just a crazy song (Hi, hi, hi). Misery. Lovely lazy Lee. Rhythm lullaby. High hat, trumpet and rhythm. My heart belongs to daddy. Mischievous lady. My rêverie. The trolley song. I surrender dear. How high the moon. This can't be love. Little girl blue. Gee baby ain't I good to you. Land of dreams. All of you. Aeolian groove. With strings attached. If I should lose you. I'd rather have a memory than a dream. Wild party. Twenty-four hours in Georgia. Witch doctor. Bugle call rag.
Tuxedo junction. Jump children. Vi vigor. Don't get it twisted. Stiptease. Seven riffs with the right women. Conversation. Humoresque. Hesitation boogie. I'm in the mood for love. I cover the waterfront. A woman's place is in the groove. Body and soul. Operation mop. Low calling. Oops ! My lady. Ebony. Cat meet chicks. The man I love. Mamblues