A Confederacy of Dunces

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A Confederacy of Dunces Playlist

by John Kennedy Toole

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 16, 2026

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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Track List

20 songs

1

'Round Midnight

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

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2

St. Thomas

Sonny Rollins · Saxophone Colossus

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3

Spain

Chick Corea · Light As A Feather

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4

Bags' Groove

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

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5

In A Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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6

Take the "A" Train

Duke Ellington · Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)

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7

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk · The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection

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8

Autumn Leaves

Oscar Peterson · Peterson-Grappelli Quartet vol. 2

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9

Watermelon Man

Herbie Hancock · Head Hunters

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10

Right Place Wrong Time

Dr. John · In The Right Place

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11

Louisiana 1927

Randy Newman · Songbook, Volume I

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12

Ain't That A Shame

Fats Domino · Fats Domino Swings

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13

Iko Iko

The Dixie Cups · Sugar & Spice Melodies

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14

When The Saints Go Marching In

Louis Armstrong · Louis Armstrong Of New Orleans

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15

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Hank Williams · Honky Tonkin (Expanded Undubbed Edition)

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16

The Twist

Chubby Checker · Twist With Chubby Checker

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17

Everybody Knows

Leonard Cohen · I'm Your Man

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18

Moanin'

Charles Mingus · Blues & Roots

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19

Song For My Father

Horace Silver · Song For My Father

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20

Caravan

Duke Ellington · Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington

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