78RPM RARE 1927 JAZZ KING OLIVER SAVANNAH SYNCOPATORS BRUNSWICK NO. 3373
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VERY RARE 1927 RECORDING
78 RPM RECORD
RECORDED BY KING OLIVER ( THE SAVANNAH SYNCOPATORS )
SIDE-A.. SOMEDAY SWEETHEART-FOX TROT SIDE-B...WA WA WA -FOX TROT.
JAZZ DANCING
BRUNSWICK LABEL NO. 3373
NOTE: Joe "King" OLIVER (b. 1885 in Abend, Lousiana) was the Afro-American cornetist, trumpet virtuose, one of the greatest names in history of American jazz. Early in his youth he traveled to New Orleans, where he played cornet in the dance bands in the “red lights”district of Storyville. Together with trombonist Kid Ory, Oliver established their own jazz band where Joe Oliver was nicknamed as „King”. The band became popular and in 1919 they traveled to Chicago to play in the Dreamland Ballroom. They were billed the Creole Jazz Band and were considered as one the best which played in Chicago at that time. They performed not only for their Afro-American fans but also in the distinguished high-soc clubs, such as the Royal Gardens (known also as the Lincoln Gardens). Oliver imported his protégé Louis Armstrong from New Orleans, he was the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong, who idolized him and called him Papa Joe. Oliver even gave Armstrong the first cornet that Louis was to own. The band also included Johnny Dodds , Honore Dutrey, Lil Hardin and Baby Dodds among others. The group's 1923 sessions were a milestone in Jazz, introducing the playing of Louis Armstrong to the world. Unfortunately the Creole Jazz Band gradually fell apart in 1924. In the mid-1920s another band was formed by King Oliver, which he named the Dixie Syncopators and traveled with it to New York. They became enormously popular in Harlem, becoming the part of powerful black culture movement of the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance. The orchestra however transformed its style into a hybrid between the old New Orleans style and popular dance band. Unfortunately, Oliver began to suffer from gum disease, which weakened his skills as a trumpeter, also he made some lousy business decisions, like canceling the regular show at the Cotton Club, to play at the Savoy where he unfortunately demanded wages the club was not able to pay. He lost both opportunities, when also the Cotton Club contracted Duke Ellington instead at a regular gig, that catapulted him to fame. Suffering also from the severe back aches, in 1929 King Oliver ceded the Dixie Syncopatros to Louis Russell, who began recording as Luis Russell and His Band. Oliver started to become a forgotten name, he toured for some time with various other bands until he settled in Savannah, where he got permanent job as a doorkeeper. He died in poverty in 1938. As a trumpeter, Oliver was interested in modifying the sound of his instrument. He was a pioneer in the use of silencers, including bowler, bottles and cups placed at its exit. The recording of Schaefer’s tune entitled "WaWaWa" precisely presents the use of such techniques. However, Oliver mainly played on the cornet, the instrument with which he identified was the trumpet. There’s no doubt he should be counted among the greatest trumpeters in jazz history, including Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Oliver also dealt with the composition. He wrote one of Armstrong's early hits - "Dippermouth Blues", as well as "Sweet Like This", "Canal Street Blues" and "Doctor Jazz" - later used by Jelly Roll Morton, Oliver's frequent collaborator. In the autobiography "Satchmo - My Life in New Orleans" Louis Armstrong wrote about Oliver: “It was my ambition to play as he did. I still think that if it was not for Joe Oliver, Jazz would not be today. He was a creator in his own right”.
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