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| Basin Street Blues | roads & streets |
| 2 | The Beat Generation | fads & crazes |
| 3 | Cain and Abel | famous or notable duos |
| 4 | Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans | US cities & states |
| 5 | Go Down Moses (with the All Stars) | prophets |
| 6 | I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (with Ella Fitzgerald) | eggs |
| 7 | Jeepers Creepers | asking, begging & pleading |
| 8 | Just a Closer Walk with Thee (with Mahalia Jackson) | from New Orleans |
| 9 | La Vie en Rose | pink |
| 10 | Moonlight in Vermont (with Ella Fitzgerald) | New England |
| 11 | Muskrat Ramble (with his Hot Five) | rodents |
| 12 | On the Sunny Side of the Street | hope & resilience |
| 13 | Potato Head Blues (with his Hot Seven) | vegetables |
| 14 | The Real Ambassador (with Dave Brubeck and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) | pioneers |
| 15 | Shadrack | survival |
| 16 | St. James Infirmary | hospitals |
| 17 | St. Louis Blues | saints & martyrs |
| 18 | Stardust | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
| 19 | Struttin’ with Some Barbecue (with his Hot Five) | without percussion |
| 20 | Swing Low Sweet Chariot | spiritual songs |
| 21 | They All Laughed (with Ella Fitzgerald) | laughter |
| 22 | Tiger Rag | animals |
| 23 | Tiger Rag | tigers |
| 24 | Under a Blanket of Blue (with Ella Fitzgerald) | blue |
| 25 | We Have All the Time in the World | relaxation & leisure |
| 26 | What a Wonderful World | miracles |