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Jazz Junctions: Jazz on the Record

Jazz on the Record, begins in February 1917, with the release of the first jazz record: Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Jazz on the Record, begins in February 1917, with the release of the first jazz record: Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, led by cornettist Nick LaRocca. Hitherto, jazz had been played on the streets and in the clubs, but only by those who were there to witness it. Recording the music meant that it could be listened to again and again by people all over the world, and most importantly, the music could be studied and imitated. The journey had begun.

But was it that simple? Why was the first record of a black music by a white group? Were they really the first? Was it even jazz? Why has this first great moment in jazz's history caused so much controversy over the years? Leading UK jazz trumpeter Guy Barker travels back to 1910s New Orleans to try to unravel the circumstances surrounding the birth of recorded jazz. The programme features interviews with Dick Hyman, Jimmy LaRocca, Ted Gioia and Scott Yanow; plus archive of Jelly Roll Morton and Nick LaRocca himself.

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Sun 13 Nov 201601:00
BBC Music Jazz

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Alex Welsh

    Bugle Call Rag

    • Echoes Of Chicago.
  • 00:00

    Lonnie Johnson

    Two Tone Stomp

  • 00:01

    Duke Ellington

    Bugle Breaks

  • 00:01

    Arena

    Ascension

    • Contagion.
    • Verglas.
    • 16.
  • 00:03

    Arthur Francis Collins, Byron G & Harlan

    That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland

  • 00:04

    Jascha Heifetz

    La Capricieuse

  • 00:05

    Original Dixieland Jazz Band

    Livery Stable Blues

    • RCA Victor 80th Anniversary.
    • RCA Victor.
  • 00:10

    Original Dixieland Jazz Band

    Dixie Jass Band One Step

  • 00:14

    Victor Military Band

    Memphis Blues

  • 00:15

    Sidney Bechet

    Egyptian Fantasy

  • 00:18

    Keppard, Freddie & His Jazz Cardinals

    Salty Dog

    • The Legendary New Orleans Cornet.
    • Columbia.
  • 00:25

    Neptune Band Of Zimbabwe

    Buddy Bolden Dance

  • 00:26

    Humphrey Lyttelton's Robichaux Band

    Whoa You Heifer

  • 00:29

    Scott Joplin

    Original Rags

  • 00:30

    Jelly Roll Morton

    Original Rags

  • 00:37

    Jim Europe

    Down Home Rag

  • 00:39

    Original New Orleans Jazz Band

    Ja-Da Medley

  • 00:40

    Original Dixieland Jazz Band

    Alice Blue Gown

  • 00:43

    Original Dixieland Jazz Band

    Satanic Blues

  • 00:46

    Ory's Sunshine Orchestra

    Ory's Creole Trombone

  • 00:49

    Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra

    Jelly Roll Morton Speaks

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  • Sun 13 Nov 201601:00
    BBC Music Jazz

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