A few weeks ago I uploaded an early jazz band led by a young Jimmy Durante. Today I am adding two more sides from an even earlier incarnation of the band known as the Original New Orleans Jazz Band.
One of the first jazz bands released on the Gennett label – which was done in a NYC recording studio two years before they built their own studio in Richmond, Indiana.
The 4500 series also marked a major change for the label. Previously, Gennett records were vertically cut like Pathé and Edison discs. For the 4500 series, they switched to lateral cut records. This disc is a very early example of Gennett’s lateral cut process.
Recorded in New York City circa March 1919.
This is matrix 6092a.
Released as Gennett 4508.
Credits:
Jimmy Durante – piano, director
Frank Christian – cornet
Unknown Artist – trombone
Achille Baquet – clarinet
Arnold Loyacano – drums
