Edward "Kid" Ory (1886-1973) was a
trombonist, composer, recording artist, and early New Orleans jazz band
leader. Creole Trombone tells his story from birth on a rural sugar
cane plantation in a French-speaking, ethnically mixed family, to his
emergence in New Orleans as the city's hottest band leader. The Ory band
featured such future jazz stars as Louis Armstrong and King Oliver, and
was widely considered New Orleans's top "hot" band. Ory's career took
him from New Orleans to California, where he and his band created the
first African American New Orleans jazz recordings ever made. In 1925 he
moved to Chicago where he made records with Oliver, Armstrong, and
Jelly Roll Morton and captured the spirit of the jazz age. His most
famous composition from that period, "Muskrat Ramble," is a jazz
standard. Retired from music during the Depression, he returned in the
1940s and enjoyed a reignited career.
Drawing on oral history and Ory's unpublished autobiography, Creole Trombone is a story that is told in large measure by Ory himself. The author reveals Ory's personality to the reader and shares remarkable stories of incredible innovations of the jazz pioneer. The book also features unpublished Ory compositions, photographs, and a selected discography of his most significant recordings.
Drawing on oral history and Ory's unpublished autobiography, Creole Trombone is a story that is told in large measure by Ory himself. The author reveals Ory's personality to the reader and shares remarkable stories of incredible innovations of the jazz pioneer. The book also features unpublished Ory compositions, photographs, and a selected discography of his most significant recordings.
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