Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Laminated cover looks great, no scuffing on front cover; tiny discoloration spots along top edge on front. Some scuffing and discoloration with darker spots on back. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
Up the Mississippi, Volume 9, by Dukes of Dixieland, features trumpeter Frank Assunto, trombonist Fred Assunto and clarinetist Jack Maheu. The band perform a dozen songs that in their titles have something to do with the South or the Mississippi River (which include South, Milenberg Joys, Down by the Old Mill Stream, Old Man River and Down by the Riverside). Through their spirited ensembles and lively solos, the Dukes uplift the tunes and make them sound fresh.