New Orleans Rhythm Kings
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Latest Release
- Gatsby's Jazz Nights, Vol. 32 - High Society Swing
- June 2026
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Bugle Call Blues | ||
| 2 | Da Da Strain Richmond | ||
| 3 | Eccentric | ||
| 4 | Jazz It Blues | ||
| 5 | Baby Brown |
Albums
Sep 2021 • 56 songs
Nov 2018 • 42 songs
Aug 2014 • 22 songs
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About
Biography
The New Orleans Rhythm Kings (NORK) were the finest jazz group to be on record in 1922, and the white band has served as proof that, even that early, African-Americans were not the only ones who could play jazz with individuality and integrity. The key members of the group (leader/cornetist Paul Mares, trombonist George Brunis, and clarinetist Leon Roppolo) were childhood friends from New Orleans. In 1922, they started a 17-month residency at the Friar's Inn Nightclub in Chicago and in August they made their first recordings. Although Mares (unlike Nick LaRocca of the Original...