Jazz in America

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King Oliver recorded "St. James Infirmary" on January 28, 1930. This was the same day, in the same studio that Gene Austin recorded the song. (Their sessions were probably back-to-back; Oliver's catalog no. is 22298, Austin's 22299.) This ad for Oliver's record, appeared in a March 1930 newspaper:

"Here's a blazing, blistering 'blues' melody, brimful of primitive rhythm and plaintive fervor. Down in the land of cotton they've been singing it for two decades or more; it's the kind of tune you simply can't forget. Come around and listen to this record by King Oliver and His Orchestra. You'll give ear to some of the 'meanest' trumpet playing you've ever heard in your life."

There's no hint here that Oliver was on his way out. Gum disease was making it harder and more painful for him to play the trumpet. Henry Allen and Bubber Miley handle most if not all of the trumpet parts on this record. Still, this is one of my favourite versions of the song. From the opening bells it has a thoroughly composed feel, and yet it is full of vitality.


King Oliver & His Orchestra - St James Infirmary

In 1925 Ma Rainey was arrested for indecency in Chicago when police responding to a noise complaint found a room full of naked women in “intimate“ situations (she was bailed out the next morning by Bessie Smith).

Went out last night with a crowd of my friends,
They must have been women, 'cause I don't like no men. 
Wear my clothes just like a fan, Talk to gals just like any old man 
'Cause they say I do it, ain't nobody caught me, Sure got to prove it on me


Prove It On Me Blues - Ma Rainey&rlm;

Fletcher Henderson: Stampede (1937 version)

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Just wanted to share my version of one of my favorite song's in the whole wide world...hats off to the classics :-) Enjoy!

What a Wonderful World (Original Version by Louis Armstrong)

In the Court of King Oliver - Memphis Jazz Band

Prove It On Me Blues - Ma Rainey&rlm;

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