Sobbin' Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

Sobbin' Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

In the second recording session of the "Jazz King" of Chicago Joe Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band recorded in Chicago as well. This was done on June 22 1923.
In this famous band we hear Joe Oliver and Louis Armstrong on cornets, Johnny Dodds on Clarinet, Lil Hardin on piano, Bud Scott on banjo and Baby Dodds on drums and slide whistle.
One of the finest bands today who again play this arrangement are Arne Hoejberg and his Peruna Jazzmen from Denmark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNo9QsI68w0

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• classic
• oliver
• armstrong
• dodds
• hardin

[Grouchy2day]

I think their place in jazz history is pretty secure. They were a great band and while Joe Oliver isn't a household name he will forever be linked to Louis Armstrong who played second cornet in the band. And the recent re-issue of all the King Oliver band sides by Archeophone on CD will ensure that these sounds keep on being heard.

[GS336]

Very underated for such a great band

[sirjuandabicho]

Muchas gracias por compartirlo.

[ragtimemarkbirnbaum]

Beautiful and heartbreaking-

thx

[drjazzisme]

@ziggykelly YES I AGREE,THERE'S ALWAYS ONE OR MAYBE TWO,BUT I SUPPOSE IT WOULDN'T DO FOR US ALL TO LIKE THE SAME MUSIC.BUT TO ME ITS BRILLIANT N.O. JAZZ.

[ErnieHollerhagen]

As a former trombonist, I object to not mentioning Honore Dutrey as the trombone player. - Seriously: I think no jazz historian in his right mind coud deny the importance of this band and of Oliver himself. Beside to Armstrong's brilliant, glamouros style and Beiderbecke's balladesque lyrical style, Oliver's bluesy, earthbound way of playing (often sounding as if he was hitting the notes a bit too low) was a significant inspiration of many later trumpeters.

[GinnaPaolaM]

I like so much.!

[HerrBrewer]

@jmatthewgallant people may speak of Beethoven but the other greats in classical music are often lost, at least in name. But their legacy lives on through the stretches they made in music, not in their supposed popularity. It could easily be said Jazz wouldn't be if it wasn't for King Oliver. Hell, Armstrong may have not ever left New Orleans if it wasn't for him.

[yourockets3]

@jmatthewgallant Beethoven too died poor, and Schubert or Charlie Parker ... are these musicians underrated??? I think not - there is a lot of people that still listens this music and talk about it. joe Oliver is considered a master in jazz history and this band as great as hot five or Parker's quintet or Ornette's early quartet.

[jmatthewgallant]

@yourockets3

ya is that why king Oliver died in povery? how many people play this stuff now a days, or talk about it??

[jmatthewgallant]

its actually armstrong on the slide whistle.. Read the Baby Dodds story and he tells you all about it

[yourockets3]

@GS336 I don'agree ... they usually are correctly regarded as one of the most important band in jazz history ! I wouldn't say the band is underrated :)