Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Top Songs
| 1 | Sweet Mamma (Papa's Getting Mad) [Remastered 1992] | ||
| 2 | Sensation Rag | ||
| 3 | Look at 'Em Doing It [Remastered] | ||
| 4 | Dixieland Jass Band One-Step (Intro. 'That Teasin' Rag') [1992 Remastered] | ||
| 5 | Fidgety Feet [Take 1] |
Albums
Sep 2021 • 54 songs
Apr 2021 • 24 songs
Sep 2017 • 17 songs
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Biography
The first jazz group to ever record, Original Dixieland Jazz Band made history in 1917. They were not the first group to ever play jazz (Buddy Bolden had preceded them by 22 years!), nor was this White quintet necessarily the best band of the time, but during 1917-1923 (particularly in their earliest years) they did a great deal to popularize jazz. The musicians learned about jazz from their fellow New Orleans players (including King Oliver) but happened to get their big break first. In 1916, drummer Johnny Stein, cornetist Nick LaRocca, trombonist Eddie Edwards, pianist Henry...