Tuesday Dance Trivia: First black jazz band from New Orleans to be recorded
by Alain Wong
Last week’s answer
March 12 to 22, 2009 has been dubbed Frankie Week. What is Frankie Week?
ANSWER: Frankie Week is intended to allow Frankie Manning fans from all over the world (whether or not they are attending the actual Festival) to celebrate Frankie’s 95th birthday by honoring him in a number of special ways: (1) a Global Shim Sham, (2) a Birthday Card for Frankie, (3) by spreading the Lindy Love, and by (4) fundraising for a birthday greeting. All details can be found on Frankie95.com
And yes Lucy, I agree - it’s also “what you feel when you watch the man dance… his rhythms, syncopations, his grace.” Thank you to you and Jesse for the answer.
This Week’s Tuesday Dance Trivia Question: First recorded black jazz band from New Orleans
During the Roaring 20’s, which black jazz band originating from New Orleans was the first to make recordings?
Know the answer? Let everyone know and comment.
Kid Ory’s Original Creole Jazz Band!!!
That’d be the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Oh wait, I’m trigger happy here–not reading carefully enough. Can I revise and say Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band?
Wilbur Sweatman and his Jass Band
http://www.redhotjazz.com/wswjssbnd.html
I don’t know much about Wilbur Sweatman and his Jass Band but I don’t think they were from New Orleans…..
As an edit to my first post, Wilbur Sweatman and his Jass Band were the first african americans to record jazz, but it’s true, they weren’t from New Orleans.
The first New Orleans african american band to record was Kid Ory with Spike’s Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra in 1922 — recorded in California.
http://www.redhotjazz.com/pods.html
[...] Last week’s answer During the Roaring 20’s, which black jazz band originating from New Orleans was the first to make recordings? ANSWER: Kid Ory recorded the first two titles by a Black New Orleans jazz band (”Ory’s Creole Trombone” and “Society Blues”) under the band title of Spike’s Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra - also known as Kid Ory’s Original Creole Jazz Band. [...]