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CHICAGO AND THE JAZZ AGE 45
granted, and he would be presented with a diamond-studded watch as a token of the gangster's appreciation of his talents. When he returned to his hotel room to pack, two 'gorillas'would be waiting for him. They would beat him insensible, and recover the diamond-studded watch for use on the next occasion.
Oliver, Armstrong Partnership
Oliver, therefore, came back from California and, on his return to Chicago took his band to the Lincoln Gardens. There, in 1922, he sent for Louis Armstrong (who had previously replaced Oliver himself in Kid Ory's band). His partnership with Armstrong was one of the brightest events of jazz and, in 1923, in a series of historic recording sessions at the Lincoln Gardens, the band recorded 37 titles. The lines-up for these now-famous sessions was as follows: |
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Joe Oliver |
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Louis Armstrong
Honore Dutrey, Trombone
Johnny Dodds (or Buster Bailey or Jimmie
Noone), Clarinet Lil Hardin, Piano Baby Dodds, Drums Bill Johnson (or Bud Scott), Banjo
These records are remarkable for the breath-takingly rich improvisation and split-second timing of the duet breaks shared by Oliver and Armstrong, for the |
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