Early Jazz Combo ARTIST
Early Jazz Combo Artists
1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver, better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19, 1881 and died on April 10, 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer.
2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25, 1886 and died on January 23, 1973(1973-01-23), he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the "tailgate" style, the trombone plays a rhythmic line underneath the trumpets and cornets. Kid Ory was also known for playing the banjo. At various times King Oliver, a young Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone all played in Ory's band.
3. Jelly Roll Morton- Jelly Roll Morton was the first huge composer and piano player of Jazz. He was a talented manager who wrote special scores that took advantage of the three-minute limitations of the 78 rpm records. But more than all these things, he was a real character whose spirit shines brightly through history, like his diamond studded smile. He worked as a gambler, pool shark, pimp, vaudeville comedian and as a pianist. He was an important transitional figure between ragtime and jazz piano styles.
4. Earl Hines- Earl Hines has been called the first modern jazz pianist. His style differed from other pianists of the Twenties in his use of what were then considered unusual rhythms and accents. On his birthday that year, Hines debuted with his first big band. Earl would continue to lead his own big bands until 1948.
5. Fats Waller- Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an influential jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer, whose innovations to the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano, and whose best-known compositions.
6. James P. Johnson- James P. Johnson (James Price Johnson, also known as Jimmy Johnson;
1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver, better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19, 1881 and died on April 10, 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer.
2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25, 1886 and died on January 23, 1973(1973-01-23), he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the "tailgate" style, the trombone plays a rhythmic line underneath the trumpets and cornets. Kid Ory was also known for playing the banjo. At various times King Oliver, a young Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone all played in Ory's band.
3. Jelly Roll Morton- Jelly Roll Morton was the first huge composer and piano player of Jazz. He was a talented manager who wrote special scores that took advantage of the three-minute limitations of the 78 rpm records. But more than all these things, he was a real character whose spirit shines brightly through history, like his diamond studded smile. He worked as a gambler, pool shark, pimp, vaudeville comedian and as a pianist. He was an important transitional figure between ragtime and jazz piano styles.
4. Earl Hines- Earl Hines has been called the first modern jazz pianist. His style differed from other pianists of the Twenties in his use of what were then considered unusual rhythms and accents. On his birthday that year, Hines debuted with his first big band. Earl would continue to lead his own big bands until 1948.
5. Fats Waller- Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an influential jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer, whose innovations to the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano, and whose best-known compositions.
6. James P. Johnson- James P. Johnson (James Price Johnson, also known as Jimmy Johnson;