Abstract
Ten questions are answered regarding the first jazz recording, whether it was really the first, and if so, how it qualifies as jazz. They touch on the nature of swing feeling, the extent of improvisation in the recordings, the primacy of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the recordings of Wilbur Sweatman, and the comedy team of Harlan and Collins, and why the Original Creole Orchestra of Bill Johnson, featuring Freddie Keppard, did not record.
Recommended Citation
Gridley, Mark C.
(2024)
"Clarifying Issues Surrounding the “First” Jazz Recording,"
The IASJ Journal of Applied Jazz Research: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iasj_journal/vol2/iss1/11
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