Virtually everything by Bix Beiderbecke. All early Louis Armstrong, with a special fondness for the 1927 record he did with Earl Hines. Duke Ellington's late 20s, early 30s sides contain a great deal of beautiful music. Johnny Dodds!
"Old Timey" Jazz was one of the big losers in my Xmas collection reduction, I now have nothing left from the 20s-40s except for some Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman, Christian, Reinhardt & some early classic female blues stuff, maybe. I had heaps, now I have a little & I can't say I miss it.
I've got this old record of Monk doing Caravan w/ Kenny Clarke in 1947. Nice drum loop, and then Monk murders the lead I think that's the oldest thing I've got :newjack:
I actually like some of the older ragtime era stuff with the fast banjo strumming-the interplay between instruments is what will get me to listen. Call and response between players and all that good stuff. Don't have a whole lot of it, but do enjoy.
I recently re-read both Louis Armstrong and Mezz Mezzrow's autobiographies. Both give you a good impression of the early jazz scene from the 1900s-1940s and an appreciation of the great musicianship of the first jazz cats.
i read the mezzrow book few years ago and that's what made me discover the early jazz scene too ... after i finished the book i thanked greatfully my friend who give me the book and went to a record shop to buy all the previously named musicians records
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I think that's the oldest thing I've got :newjack:
i read the mezzrow book few years ago and that's what made me discover the early jazz scene too ... after i finished the book i thanked greatfully my friend who give me the book and went to a record shop to buy all the previously named musicians records