Kid Ory
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Edward "Kid" Ory was an American jazz composer, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz.
House on Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, Ory's residence in the 1910s
Nesuhi Ertegun founded his first label, Crescent Records, to record Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. (Crescent Number 1, August 1944)
Bass drum used by drummer Ram Hall in Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, with front head painted promoting the band, on display at 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, LaPlace, Louisiana
Jimmie Noone
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James "Jimmie" Noone was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion an
Jimmie Noone c. 1920
The All Star Jazz Group, left to right: Ed Garland (bass), Buster Wilson (piano), Marili Morden (proprietor, Jazz Man Records), Jimmie Noone (clarinet), Mutt Carey (trumpet), Zutty Singleton (drums), Kid Ory (trombone), Bud Scott (guitar)
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band recording of "Blues for Jimmie" (misspelled "Jimmy") on Crescent Records (August 1944)