Joe Oliver played cornet in Kid Ory's band when the trombonist declared him "King" of the New Orleans horn players, and Oliver took the title with him when bassist Bill Johnson invited him north to Chicago in 1919. Oliver assumed leadership of the band as it gradually took on its ultimate form with clarinetist Johnny Dodds, his brother Baby on drums, trombonist Honore Dutrey, and then its crowning touch, Oliver's young friend Louis Armstrong, arriving from New Orleans in 1922. When the band entered the Gennett studios in Richmond, Indiana, in April 1923, it not only was among the first true jazz groups to record but also was the first jazz supergroup. Playing music that is at once complex and joyous, the Creole Jazz Band combines virtuosic breaks and solos with a tight blend of improvised and rehearsed ensembles, presenting a constantly shifting, delightful palette of fresh musical combinations. --Stuart Broomer
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Jazz Music:
- After Hours [Import]
- Arcado String Trio
- Art Tatum's Finest Hour
- At Carnegie Hall [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- At the Hollywood Palladium [Live]
- Be-Bop [Import]
- Beautiful Love
- Benny Goodman Story [Import]
- Black Ivory
- Black Rhythm Revolution
Jazz Music
Music: Women of Faith: Boundless Love
Part II [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21, 25 & 27 [Import]
Introducing the 3 Sounds [Limited Edition] [Import]
Hay Que Estar en Algo (Either You Have It or You Don't!)