Jazz Junctions: Jazz on the Record
Jazz on the Record, begins in February 1917, with the release of the first jazz record: Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Jazz on the Record, begins in February 1917, with the release of the first jazz record: Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, led by cornettist Nick LaRocca. Hitherto, jazz had been played on the streets and in the clubs, but only by those who were there to witness it. Recording the music meant that it could be listened to again and again by people all over the world, and most importantly, the music could be studied and imitated. The journey had begun.
But was it that simple? Why was the first record of a black music by a white group? Were they really the first? Was it even jazz? Why has this first great moment in jazz's history caused so much controversy over the years? Leading UK jazz trumpeter Guy Barker travels back to 1910s New Orleans to try to unravel the circumstances surrounding the birth of recorded jazz. The programme features interviews with Dick Hyman, Jimmy LaRocca, Ted Gioia and Scott Yanow; plus archive of Jelly Roll Morton and Nick LaRocca himself.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Alex Welsh
Bugle Call Rag
- Echoes Of Chicago.
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00:00Lonnie Johnson
Two Tone Stomp
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00:01Duke Ellington
Bugle Breaks
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00:01Arena
Ascension
- Contagion.
- Verglas.
- 16.
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00:03Arthur Francis Collins, Byron G & Harlan
That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland
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00:04Jascha Heifetz
La Capricieuse
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00:05Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Livery Stable Blues
- RCA Victor 80th Anniversary.
- RCA Victor.
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00:10Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Dixie Jass Band One Step
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00:14Victor Military Band
Memphis Blues
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00:15Sidney Bechet
Egyptian Fantasy
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00:18Keppard, Freddie & His Jazz Cardinals
Salty Dog
- The Legendary New Orleans Cornet.
- Columbia.
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00:25Neptune Band Of Zimbabwe
Buddy Bolden Dance
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00:26Humphrey Lyttelton's Robichaux Band
Whoa You Heifer
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00:29Scott Joplin
Original Rags
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00:30Jelly Roll Morton
Original Rags
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00:37Jim Europe
Down ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Rag
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00:39Original New Orleans Jazz Band
Ja-Da Medley
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00:40Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Alice Blue Gown
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00:43Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Satanic Blues
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00:46Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
Ory's Creole Trombone
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00:49Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra
Jelly Roll Morton Speaks
Broadcast
Sun 13 Nov 2016 01:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Jazz
