A Confederacy of Dunces

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A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

Ignatius J. Reilly’s New Orleans world is loud with schemes, hustle, and big personalities—this playlist threads that comic, theatrical energy through jazz, ragtime, and story-forward songs. It moves between warm, intimate grooves and sharper, satirical turns to mirror the novel’s escalating chaos and character-driven emotional swings.

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Sep 16, 2026

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20 songs

1

Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)

'Round Midnight

Thelonious Monk · Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)

2

Saxophone Colossus

St. Thomas

Sonny Rollins · Saxophone Colossus

3

Light As A Feather

Spain

Chick Corea · Light As A Feather

4

Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Expanded Edition)

Bags' Groove

Milt Jackson · Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Expanded Edition)

5

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

In A Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

6

Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)

Take the "A" Train

Duke Ellington · Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)

7

The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk · The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection

8

Peterson-Grappelli Quartet vol. 2

Autumn Leaves

Oscar Peterson · Peterson-Grappelli Quartet vol. 2

9

Head Hunters

Watermelon Man

Herbie Hancock · Head Hunters

10

In The Right Place

Right Place Wrong Time

Dr. John · In The Right Place

11

Songbook, Volume I

Louisiana 1927

Randy Newman · Songbook, Volume I

12

Fats Domino Swings

Ain't That A Shame

Fats Domino · Fats Domino Swings

13

Sugar & Spice Melodies

Iko Iko

The Dixie Cups · Sugar & Spice Melodies

14

Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

When The Saints Go Marching In

Louis Armstrong · Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

15

Honky Tonkin (Expanded Undubbed Edition)

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Hank Williams · Honky Tonkin (Expanded Undubbed Edition)

16

Twist With Chubby Checker

The Twist

Chubby Checker · Twist With Chubby Checker

17

I'm Your Man

Everybody Knows

Leonard Cohen · I'm Your Man

18

Blues & Roots

Moanin'

Charles Mingus · Blues & Roots

19

Song For My Father

Song For My Father

Horace Silver · Song For My Father

20

Caravan

Duke Ellington · Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington

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