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 76-100 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	76754	12-in.	1/8/1920	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76755	12-in.	1/8/1920	Mammy o' mine	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	76756	12-in.	1/8/1920	I lost my heart in Dixieland	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
OKeh	8778	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Fidgety feet	Arcadian Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	9412	10-in.	Oct. 1925	Original Dixieland	Arcadian Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	9498	10-in.	Nov. 1925	Tiger rag	Wingy Manone ; San Sue Strutters	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	9612	10-in.	3/13/1926	Tiger rag	Birmingham Society Serenaders ; Jack Linx	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70247	10-in.	Oct. 1921	Rambling blues	Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71044	10-in.	Nov. 1922	Toddlin' blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71429	10-in.	April 1923	Tiger rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71430	10-in.	April 1923	Barnyard blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W81071	10-in.	5/9/1927	Ostrich walk	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W81518	10-in.	10/5/1927	At the Jazz Band Ball	Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W401309	10-in.	11/10/1928	Tiger rag	Tommy Dorsey	Trumpet solo, with guitar, string bass, and drums	composer
OKeh	W404002	10-in.	5/4/1930	Tiger rag	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W405155	10-in.	3/11/1932	New tiger rag	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with talk	composer
Brunswick	14436-14438	10-in.	12/10/1924	Tiger rag	Mound City Blue Blowers	Jazz/dance quartet	composer
Brunswick	E28680	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1928	Tiger rag	The Home Towners	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E28940	10-in.	1/8/1929	Tiger rag	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E28941	10-in.	1/8/1929	Tiger rag	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E31912	10-in.	1/27/1930	Lazy daddy	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	TE37230	10-in.	9/25/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E37289	10-in.	10/9/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E16815-E16816	10-in.	10/30/1925	Tiger rag	Blue Blowers Trio	Jazz/dance trio	composer
Brunswick	E22024-E22026	10-in.	3/19/1927	Fidgety feet	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 76-100 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaRocca, Nick," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

LaRocca, Nick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

"LaRocca, Nick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.