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Louisiana, and returned to take part in the New
Orleans jazz revival of the 1940's.
Freddie Keppard (1883-1932). A natural cornet player with great volume, who succeeded Buddy Bolden and, like Bolden, ended up in madness. A boisterous player with great technique and vitality, and a showman who led successful bands from 1903 onwards.
Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1885-1941). One of the earliest and greatest jazz pianists, a Creole musician with a flamboyant personality—a sort of Benvenuto Cellini of jazz. His reminiscences, recorded by Alan Lomax, make a fascinating tale of New Orleans life and the world of jazz.
Edward 'Kid' Ory (born 1889). Ory, a native of Louisiana, brought his first jazz band to New Orleans in 1910. Sidney Bechet, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, and Joe Oliver were among the famous men who, at one time or another, played with Ory's band. When 'King' Oliver left Ory to move up to Chicago, his place in the band was taken by Louis Armstrong. As a trombonist, Ory was perhaps not in the first rank as a solo player, but he was unrivalled in band work.
Manuel Perez (born 1873). One of the pioneer jazz trumpeters, Perez was equally gifted as an improvisor and a reader of notes. He organised the mighty Onward Marching Band, which has come down in history as the greatest of all New Orleans marching bands. He moved north to Chicago where |
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