Original Dixieland Jazz Band

The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their "Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the most famous being "Tiger Rag". In late 1917, the spelling of the band's name was changed to Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

The band consisted of five musicians who had played in the Papa Jack Laine bands.

ODJB billed itself as the Creators of Jazz. It was the first band to record jazz commercially and to have hit recordings in the genre. Band leader and cornetist Nick LaRocca argued that ODJB deserved recognition as the first band to record jazz commercially and the first band to establish jazz as a musical idiom or genre.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1916, Died Ceased 1925

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group, composer, arranger

See Also: Original Dixieland Jazz Band

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 79 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1920-09-13-07] Not documented 9/13/1920 Tell me little Gypsy Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor [Trial 1920-09-13-08] Not documented 9/13/1920 Singin' the blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 77086 10-in. 5/31/1917 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 77087 10-in. 5/31/1917 Indiana Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 49555 12-in. 11/26/1918 Sensation Yerkes Marimbaphone Band Marimba band arranger  
Columbia 74103 12-in. 5/14/1920 Sphinx Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 74104 12-in. 5/14/1920 Alice blue gown Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 74105 12-in. 5/14/1920 Soudan Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76418 12-in. 4/16/1919 Barnyard blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76419 12-in. 4/16/1919 At the jazz band ball Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76458 12-in. 5/12/1919 The ostrich walk Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group, composer  
Columbia 76459 12-in. 5/12/1919 Sensation rag, one step Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group, composer  
Columbia 76467 12-in. 5/19/1919 Look at 'em doing it Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76468 12-in. 5/19/1919 Tiger rag Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group, composer  
Columbia 76566 12-in. 8/13/1919 Satanic blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76567 12-in. 8/13/1919 Lasses candy, one-step Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76751 12-in. 1/8/1920 My baby's arms Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76752 12-in. 1/8/1920 Tell me Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76753 12-in. 1/8/1920 I've got my captain working for me now Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76754 12-in. 1/8/1920 I'm forever blowing bubbles Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76755 12-in. 1/8/1920 Mammy o' mine Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 76756 12-in. 1/8/1920 I lost my heart in Dixieland Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh 457 10-in. ca. Nov. 1918 Sensation All Star Trio Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh S-71043 10-in. November 1922 Some of these days Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh S-71044 10-in. Nov. 1922 Toddlin' blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
(Results 51-75 of 79 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Original Dixieland Jazz Band," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432.

Original Dixieland Jazz Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432.

"Original Dixieland Jazz Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105432

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