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Leon Roppolo
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Leon Roppolo was a prominent early jazz clarinetist, best known for his playing with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.The New Orleans Rhythm Kings were one of the hottest jazz bands of the early 1920s, and a strong influence on many later musicians, including Bix Beiderbecke, Muggsy Spanier, Mezz Mezzrow, and Benny Goodman. Best known for their 1923 integrated recording session with Jelly Roll Morton, the NORK’s smooth, swinging style signaled a departure from the raucous novelty sound of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and its imitators. Another hallmark of the band was its emphasis on solo performances, while traditional New Orleans jazz was still heavily dependent on ensemble playing
Gennett Records This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week, Riverwalk Jazz pays tribute to a ragtag recording studio in rural Richmond, Indiana that between 1922 and 1928 became a focal point for a hot jazz revolution. Gennett Records was the first record company to record significant black artists like King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong, as well as white jazz pioneers ...
Tribute to Gennett Records This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
Riverwalk Jazz this week pays tribute to the Gennett recording studio in Richmond, Indiana, one of the pioneering documentors of early jazz. The show features musical guests Duke Heitger, Dick Hyman and Nicholas Payton, among others. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- ...
