King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band 78 on Gennett

Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 8/10, 1938) was an American   player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of  in jazz. Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played today, including "", "Sweet Like This", "Canal Street Blues", and "". He was the mentor and teacher of . His influence was such that Armstrong claimed, "if it had not been for Joe Oliver, Jazz would not be what it is today."

 Oliver and his band returned to Chicago in 1922, where they started playing in the  as King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band. In addition to Oliver on cornet, the personnel included his protégé  on second cornet,  on drums,  on clarinet,  (later Armstrong's wife) on piano,  on trombone, and  on double bass. Recordings made by this group in 1923 for , , , and  demonstrated the New Orleans style of collective improvisation, also known as , and brought it to a larger audience. Because they were recording acousticly into a horn that was directly connected to the needle making the record master, Armstrong notably had to stand in the corner of the room, away from the horn, because his powerful playing bounced the needle off the master. In addition, white musicians would visit Lincoln Gardens in order to learn from Oliver and his band. Because Lincoln Gardens was in Chicago's black neighborhood and only admitted blacks, the white players listened outside near the front door. A prospective tour in the midwestern states ultimately broke up the band in 1924. Courtesy: Wikipedia

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Krooked Blues/Alligator Hop     Gennett    5274     1923     G    (G+   VJM Grade)

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