Thus, these sessions resulted in some of the most important masterpieces of early jazz, of which "West End Blues" is arguably the best known.
The "West End" of the title refers to the westernmost point of Lake Pontchartrain in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Joe "King" Oliver wrote the tune West End Blues in commemoration of the area; a recording of the number by Louis Armstrong is one of the most famous jazz recordings of the 1920s.
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