|
|
Post by Terry J on Feb 12, 2017 16:37:56 GMT
-  ? Originally, I posted that there was nothing at all, but Richard D has since drawn our attention to the programme “Jazzed Up: How Jazz Changed Britain” "A century after the first jazz recordings, how has jazz has been received in the UK? Kevin Le Gendre explores how the music spread into popular culture after the Original Dixieland Band first brought the sound of jazz to people's consciousness." |
|
|
|
Post by Terry J on Feb 12, 2017 16:39:03 GMT
The Original Dixieland Jass Band was a group of white musicians from New Orleans. They had gained popularity playing at Schiller's Cafe in Chicago and Reisenweber's Restaurant in New York City, and became largely responsible for making the New Orleans style popular on a national level. The ODJB made test recordings for Columbia on January 30, 1917, but no usable recordings resulted. On February 26 the ODJB recorded "Livery Stable Blues" for the Victor label. "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step" was recorded in the same session. Victor executives quickly released the record, which became an instant hit. The record was a big hit, and was possibly the first popular music recording to sell a million copies. It established jazz as popular music and spawned demand for small jazz bands in New York and Chicago, at a time when it was getting harder and harder for musicians to find employment in New Orleans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chC3kBlDdQThe quick tempo of the number was partly determined by the fact that they needed to keep it to the length specified by the recording engineer. The Original Creole Orchestra, featuring Freddie Keppard, whilst playing a successful engagement in New York City in 1915 were offered a chance to record for the Victor Talking Machine Company. But Keppard declined the invitation allegedly because he because then everyone else could "steal his stuff." |
|
?