Please read all the information on the attachment files to find the answer to the questions. New Orleans to Chicago Worksheet 1. 1. In what ways did early jazz bands differ from their Ragtime, Br

The first “jazz” recording The honor of making the first “jazz” record goes to a white ensemble called the Original Dixieland Jass Band. (Yes, I said “jass”. Early spellings disagreed.) 1. The Original Dixieland Jass Band While historians and musicologists might argue the relative musical merit of the ensemble there is no doubt that they caused a sensation in New York and brought the New Orleans sound to the world. The recording session took place in New York City on Februa ry 26, 1917. The resulting record, with “Livery Stable Blues” on one side and “Dixie Jass Band One Step” on the other, sold over a million copies. Although this recording was very successful and is a stepping stone in the popularity of jazz, it is probab ly not a good representation of New Orleans jazz at the time. Some describe it as orchestrated ragtime. The rhythm was still very stiff and march -like. It may be a better representation of the jazz of about 1900 to 1905. The members of the ODJB claimed the y weren’t influenced by any black or Creole bands from New Orleans, but most scholars would disagree. Many go as far as to say that their music was directly copied from their black and Creole predecessors and their collective “improvisation” was entirely w orked out ahead of time. Here is “ Livery Stable Blues ”. This could almost be considered a novelty tune with all the horse sounds and “smears”, but it was very popular and caused a sensation.