Nick LaRocca

Nick LaRocca

Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, who is credited by some as being "the father of modern jazz". He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time, "Tiger Rag". He was part of what is generally regarded as the first recorded jazz band, a band which recorded and released the first jazz recording, "Livery Stable Blues" in 1917.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 11, 1889 (New Orleans), Died February 22, 1961 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, cornet, leader, speaker

Notes: Surname also appears as "La Rocca." Full name is Dominic James "Nick" La Rocca.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Trial 1918-06-25-01]	Not documented	6/25/1918	Sweet mamma	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	78032	10-in.	8/29/1918	Jazz band ball	Guido Deiro	Piano accordion solo	composer
Columbia	78033	10-in.	8/29/1918	Ostrich walk	Guido Deiro	Piano accordion solo	composer
Columbia	80765	10-in.	1/5/1923	Tiger rag	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81808	10-in.	6/5/1924	Barnyard blues	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	142195	10-in.	5/12/1926	Tiger rag	University Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142444	10-in.	7/16/1926	Tiger rag	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W144764	10-in.	10/14/1927	Tiger stomp	Dixieland Blue Blowers ; Curtis Mosby	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	[W]149757	10-in.	1/15/1930	Tiger rag	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W150683	10-in.	7/25/1930	New tiger rag	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W151261	10-in.	2/2/1931	Tiger rag	The Red Devils	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	74103	12-in.	5/14/1920	Sphinx	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	74104	12-in.	5/14/1920	Alice blue gown	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	74105	12-in.	5/14/1920	Soudan	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76418	12-in.	4/16/1919	Barnyard blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76419	12-in.	4/16/1919	At the Jazz Band Ball	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Columbia	76458	12-in.	5/12/1919	The ostrich walk	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76459	12-in.	5/12/1919	Sensation rag, one step	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76467	12-in.	5/19/1919	Look at 'em doing it	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76468	12-in.	5/19/1919	Tiger rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Columbia	76566	12-in.	8/13/1919	Satanic blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76567	12-in.	8/13/1919	Lasses candy, one-step	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Columbia	76751	12-in.	1/8/1920	My baby's arms	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76752	12-in.	1/8/1920	Tell me	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76753	12-in.	1/8/1920	I've got my captain working for me now	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet

(Results 51-75 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaRocca, Nick," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

LaRocca, Nick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

"LaRocca, Nick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.