King olivers creole jazz band biography
Jazz cornetist, creole jazz band, new orleans!
Oliver, Joe “King” 1885
Jazz musician, composer, bandleader
Became Musical Star in New Orleans
Started Own Band in Chicago
Recorded with his Creole Jazz Band
Split From Armstrong, Ended Recording Career
Ended Life in Poverty
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Joe “King” Oliver was one of the most important figures in jazz.
King olivers creole jazz band biography
As an influential cornet player and leader of one of the classic early New Orleans jazz bands, Oliver is a link between the earliest New Orleans incarnation of jazz and the achievements of a generation of brass players who developed their style in Chicago in the 1920s, including Oliver’s protege, Louis Armstrong.
“By almost any measure—historical, musical, biographical,” wrote critic Ted Gioia in The History of Jazz, “he stands out as a seminal figure in the history of the music.”
Joseph Oliver was born on May 11, 1885.
Some accounts establish his place of birth as a plantation near Donaldsville, Louisiana