Original Dixieland Jazz Band

The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their "Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the most famous being "Tiger Rag". In late 1917, the spelling of the band's name was changed to Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

The band consisted of five musicians who had played in the Papa Jack Laine bands.

ODJB billed itself as the Creators of Jazz. It was the first band to record jazz commercially and to have hit recordings in the genre. Band leader and cornetist Nick LaRocca argued that ODJB deserved recognition as the first band to record jazz commercially and the first band to establish jazz as a musical idiom or genre.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1916, Died Ceased 1925

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group, composer, arranger

See Also: Original Dixieland Jazz Band

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Recordings (Results 76-79 of 79 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh S-71429 10-in. April 1923 Tiger rag Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh S-71430 10-in. April 1923 Barnyard blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E27627 10-in. 6/1/1928 Original Dixieland one-step Five Pennies ; Red Nichols Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 6544 10-in. 1/3/1919 Sensation jazz All Star Trio Saxophone, piano, and xylophone composer  
(Results 76-79 of 79 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Original Dixieland Jazz Band," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432.

Original Dixieland Jazz Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432.

"Original Dixieland Jazz Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432

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