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THE EXODUS 41
Orleans with Freddie Keppard and Kid Ory, emigrated to Chicago and there played with 'King' Oliver. In 1927 he formed his own band. Less forceful than Dodds, he has his own lighter and more delicate touch on the clarinet. He was playing with Kid Ory in Los Angeles shortly before his death.
Joe 'King' Oliver (1885-1938). Undisputed 'King of Jazz' in America during the 1917-1925 period and up to the advent of 'big-band' jazz. A great bandleader, with a talent for getting inspired teamwork from the finest jazz executants. Oliver himself was a master of muted and freak effects on the trumpet; his ranking in New Orleans was only fair, and he does not seem to have really matured as a player till he came to Chicago in 1917. His exploits in Chicago are mentioned in the following chapter.
Recordings (additional to those mentioned in Appendix "B"):
King Oliver plays the Blues. London AL 3510
Johnny Dodds Volume 1. London AL 3505
Ida Cox sings the Blues. London AL 3517
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Riverboat Jazz. Vogue LRA 10023. |
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