This set is reissued in brand new, slimline rack-friendly packaging, which keeps all of the detail and production values of the original Properbox sets, but with each CD packaged in mini LP sleeves.

One of the most eccentric vocalists ever to hit the jazz scene, Slim Gaillard became a legendary cult figure thanks to his own privately invented jive dialect, 'Vout'. He was in fact a gifted linguist (speaking at least eight languages fluently), fine singer, good dancer and natural musician: a good guitarist who also played decent piano (with the back of his hands), vibraphone (with swizzle sticks), double bass (below the bridge), bongos, trumpet, trombone, tenor sax and organ.

These 102 jazzy expositions from 1937-1952 are a master class in right-orooni, including all of his best loved numbers, from "Flat Foot Floogie" via "Tutti Frutti", "Slim Slam Boogie", "Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti)", "Jumpin' At The Record Shop" and "Opera In Vout" to "Potato Chips", with fine musicianship throughout.

An illustrated, authoritatively annotated, 44-page booklet with full discographical details completes this tribute to the spaced-out musical humorist who spread joy wherever he appeared.

Track Listing:
CD 1: THE FLAT FOOT FLOOGIE
1. THERE’S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT Unknown 1937  
2. ‘CAUSE MY BABY SAYS IT’S SO Unknown 1937      
3. THE FLAT FOOT FLOOGIE Gaillard, Stewart  1938       
4. CHINATOWN, MY CHINATOWN Jerome, Schwartz  1938  
5. 8,9 AND 10  Gaillard, Stewart  1938      
6. FERDINAND THE BULL Malotte, Morey  1938  
7. TUTTI FRUTTI Gaillard, Stewart 1938  
8. LOOK-A-THERE Gaillard, Stewart 1938  
9. JUMP SESSION Gaillard, Green, Block 1938       
10. LAUGHIN’ IN RHYTHM Gaillard  1938   
11. VOL VIST DU GAILY STAR Gaillard, Green, Block 1938        
12. DOPEY JOE Gaillard 1938   
13. SWEET SAFRONIA Gaillard  1938   
14. IT’S GETTIN’ KINDA CHILLY Gaillard 1938   
15. BUCK DANCE RHYTHM Gaillard  1938   
16. THAT’S A BRINGER Gaillard  1939     
17.  A-WELL-A-TAKE-EM JOE (CRAPSHOOTER’S JIVE) Gaillard  1939   
18. CHICKEN RHYTHM Gaillard  1939   
19.  SWINGIN’ IN THE KEY OF C Gaillard, Squires 1939   
20. BOOT-TA-LA-ZA  Gaillard, Squires 1939   
21. IT’S YOU, ONLY YOU Gaillard  1939   
22. BEATIN’ THE BOARD Gaillard, Squires 1939   
23. LOOK OUT Gaillard, Squires 1939   
24. MATZOH BALLS Gaillard  1939   
25. EARLY IN THE MORNING Gaillard  1939   
26. CHITTLIN’ SWITCH BLUES Gaillard, Squires  1939   
27. HUH!, UH-HUH! Gaillard, Squires 1939   

CD 2: GROOVE JUICE SPECIAL
1. WINDY CITY HOP Gaillard, Squires 1940   
2. BABY BE MINE Gaillard, Squires 1940   
3. SPLOGHM Gaillard, Squires 1940   
4. FITZWATER STREET Gaillard 1940       
5. DON’T LET US SAY GOODBYE Gaillard, Squires 1940   
6. RHYTHM MAD Gaillard  1940   
7. BONGO Gaillard  1940      
8. BROADWAY JUMP Gaillard, Squires  1940   
9. PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME, BABY Gaillard, Squires 1940   
10. LOOKIN’ FOR A PLACE TO PARK Gaillard, Squires 1940      
11. HIT THAT MESS Gaillard, Squires 1940   
12. HEY! CHEF Gaillard, Squires 1940   
13. AH NOW Gaillard, Squires 1941   
14. A TIP ON THE NUMBERS Gaillard, Squires  1941       
15. SLIM SLAM BOOGIE Gaillard, Squires 1941     
16. BASSOLOGY Gaillard, Squires 1941     
17. BINGIE-BINGIE-SCOOTIE Gaillard, Squires 1941   
18. B-19 Gaillard 1941   
19. AFRICAN JIVE Gaillard 1941   
20. PALM SPRINGS JUMP Gaillard  1942   
21. RA-DA-DA-DA Gaillard  1942   
22. GROOVE JUICE SPECIAL Gaillard 1942   
23. VOUT OREENEE Gaillard  1945   
24. PLEASE WAIT FOR ME Gaillard  1945   
25. SIGHING BOOGIE Gaillard 1945   
26. QUEEN’S BOOGIE Gaillard 1945   
27. VOUT BOOGIE Gaillard  1945   

CD 3: CEMENT MIXER (PUT-TI, PUT-TI)
1. SLIM GAILLARD’S BOOGIE Gaillard  1945      
2. HARLEM HUNCH Gaillard  1945  
3. TUTTI-FRUTTI Gaillard, Stewart 1945  
4. TRAVELIN’ BLUES Gaillard 1945  
5. SIGHTSEEING BOOGIE Gaillard 1945  
6. CENTRAL AVENUE BOOGIE Gaillard 1945  
7. SLIM’S CEMENT BOOGIE Gaillard 1945   
8. LAGUNA Gaillard 1945    
9. DUNKIN’ BAGEL Gaillard 1945  
10. BOOGIN’ AT BERG’S Gaillard 1945   
11. CEMENT MIXER Gaillard 1945   
12. NOVACHORD BOOGIE Gaillard 1946   
13. TEE SAY MALEE Gaillard 1946   
14. ATOMIC COCKTAIL Gaillard 1946       
15. YEP-ROC-HERESAY Gaillard  1946      
16. JUMPIN’ AT THE RECORD SHOP Gaillard 1946   
17. DREI SIX CENT Gaillard 1946   
18. DIZZY BOOGIE Gaillard  1946   
19. FLAT FOOT FLOOGIE Gaillard, Stewart 1946   
20. POPITY POP Gaillard 1946   
21. SLIM’S JAM Gaillard  1946   
22. EARLY MORNIN’ BOOGIE Gaillard 1946   
23. RIFF CITY Gaillard  1946   
24. MEAN MAMA BLUES Gaillard  1946   
25. CHICKEN RHYTHM Gaillard, Squires 1946   
26. SANTA MONICA JUMP Gaillard  1946   

CD 4: OPERA IN VOUT
1. MEAN PRETTY MAMA Gaillard  1946   
2. SCHOOL KIDS’ HOP Gaillard 1946       
3. OPERA IN VOUT PART I :
    Introduction - Pianissimo (Softly, most Softly) Tobert, Aiston, arr:  Gaillard 1946
    PART 11:  Recitativo & Finale (Of much scat) Tobert, Aiston, arr: Gaillard 1946   
    PART 111: Andante cantabile in modo de blues (C - Jam ?)  Ellington, arr. Gaillard  1946   
    PART IV:     Presto con stomp (With a floy, floy) Gaillard  1946  
4. BOIP! BOIP!  Sues, David  1947   
5. THE BARTENDER’S JUST LIKE A MOTHER Ricks, Clarke, Spender 1947  
6. ARABIAN BOOGIE Gaillard  1947   
7. TIP LIGHT Gaillard  1947   
8. MOMMA’S IN THE KITCHEN Kaye, Manning 1947   
9. A GHOST OF A CHANCE Young, Crosby, Washington 1947   
10. LITTLE RED RIDING WOODS Manning, Kaye, Gaillard  1947   
11. PUERTO VOOTIE Gaillard 1947   
12. SERENADE TO A POODLE Ricks, Gaillard 1948   
13. DOWN BY THE STATION Gaillard 1948   
14. WHEN BANANA SKINS ARE FALLING Gaillard 1949  
15. BONGO CITY Gaillard  1949    
16. SABROSO Gaillard  1951   
17. TAXPAYERS BLUES Gaillard  1952   
18. EATIN’ WITH THE BOOGIE Gaillard 1952   
19. MAKE IT DO Bloch, Friedman, West 1952   
20. YOU GOOFED Gibson, Kaye, Rael 1952   
21. GOMEN NASAI (FORGIVE ME) Hattori, Mayers  1952   
22. POTATOE CHIPS Carr, Bunora 1952