Dixieland Music
Dixieland Music
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Developed in New
Orleans at the beginning
of 20th century
Was popular in the us
from 1910-1930, still
popular today
Spread through the U.S;
Kansas City, Chicago,
New York by territory
bands in 1910
Territory Bands
Dixieland Music
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Became widely popular in 1917
Combination of ragtime music,
brass band marches, and blues
Dixieland Jazz Band sold 1st
million dollar hit record
Louis Armstrong and his AllStars most popular Dixieland
band
Decrease in popularity in the
1940’s due to Bebop
Progressive Dixieland was
combination of Dixieland music
and bebop
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Instrumentation:
3 lead parts: clarinet, trumpet,
and trombone
Drum set, piano, bass and or
tuba, guitar and or banjo
What makes Dixieland music
unique is its 3 lead voices
Dixieland revival in the 1950s
that brought musicians out of
retirement and reinvented their
careers
Dixieland Styles
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Chicago style: Rhythm
section used bass instead
of tuba and guitar instead
of banjo.
Played in a swing 4/4 feel
emphasis on backbeat
Fast paced, shuffle beat
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin,
George Gershwin
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West Coast RevivalBanjo instead of guitar
and Tuba instead of Bass.
2/4 style
Began in late 1930’s with
Lu Watters Yerba Buena
Jazz Band from San
Francisco and trombonist
Turk Murphy.
Based on style of Joe
King Oliver, Louis
Armstrong, and W.C.
Handy
Dixieland Styles
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New Orleans Traditionaluses string bass and Tuba,
banjo and guitar. 4/4 tempo
Based in the French Quarter of
New Orleans
Began in 1942 with Bunk
Johnson
made famous in the 1960s by
the opening of Preservation
Hall.
Features popular tunes and
Gospel music like Just a Closer
Walk with Thee
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Famous Dixieland tunes:
When the Saints Go Marching
In, Basin Street Blues, Just A
Closer Walk With Thee
Famous Dixieland
musicians:
The Dukes of Dixieland, still
plays in New Orleans
Al Hirt- famous trumpet player
Pete Fountain- famous clarinet
player
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Dixieland Festivals
Dresden Germany-one of the biggest
international jazz festivals attracts 500,000
people every summer
 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee-held on
memorial day attracts over 250
international bands
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When The Saints Go Marching In
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Most popular and most
recognized Dixieland song
Nicknamed the monster
Has a gospel root
Published in 1896 in
Cincinnati Ohio
Music by James Milton
Black and lyrics by
Katherine Purvis
(When the saints are
marching)
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Published in 1927 in
Nashville Tenn. for
Edward Boatner’s hymn
book
(When the Saints Go
Marching In)
Most traditional use is as
a funeral march.
When The Saints Go Marching In
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Recorded by many artists
of different genres from
Jazz to Hip- Hop,
including the Beatles
Theme song to many
sports teams including
the NFL New Orleans
Saints and St, Louis Blues
of the NHL
Song takes inspiration
from the book of
Revelations is
apocalyptic in nature
 Song expresses a
wish to go to heaven.
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When The Saints Go Marching In
Kid Ory
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1886-1973
Jazz/ Dixieland trombonist and
bandleader
By 15 was leading his own
bands
21st birthday moved to New
Orleans to become
professional musician
He led one of the best bands
in New Orleans in 1910
Kid Ory
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1919 moved to California
1921- first recordings
Mid-late 20s worked in Chicago
playing and recording with
Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll
Morton and King Oliver
1940’s returned to California to
revive interest in New Orleans
style of jazz music by
performing on radio shows and
concerts
Ory died in retirement in
Hawaii
Pete Fountain
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1930-present
Clarinetist and band
leader
Started playing in
bands by age of 10
1950-Founded Basin
Street Six
1960’s Joined
Lawrence Welk Show
Pete Fountain
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Returned to New Orleans
played with Dukes of Dixieland
1970’s opened his own club,
started his own band
Acquired Pete Fountain’s Jazz
Club at Riverside Hilton, very
popular New Orleans spot
Has recorded over 100 albums
and cds under his own name
all in the Dixieland style
Founder of the half fast
marching club, marching unit
in the Mardi Gras parade
Pete Fountain
Al Hirt
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Trumpet player and band
leader
Started playing trumpet at age
of 6
Playing professionally by age
of 16
Met and started performing
with Pete fountain
Started performing at the local
horse track, lasted 6 decades
1940 went to Cincinnati
conservatory then joined army
as a bugler in WWII
Al Hirt
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Returned to New Orleans and
started his own groups
Had 22 different record albums
on billboards charts in the
1950’s and 60’s
1960 His version of Flight of
the Bumblebee was used as
the theme song to the tv show
the Green Hornet
2003 was used as theme song
to Kill Bill
1962 opened jazz club on
Bourbon Street
1967 became part owner of
new expansion team the New
Orleans Saints
1983 played for Pope John
Paul the II
Joe King Oliver
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Nick names Papa Joe by
Louis Armstrong
Band leader jazz
musician, cornet player
Played cornet in jazz
bands all over New
Orleans
Co-led bands with Kid Ory
Had best band in New
Orleans in 1910
Was one of the first
financially successful
black musicians
Joe King Oliver
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1919- Left the south
because of the Jim Crow
Laws
Went to California with
Ory and then to Chicago
1922 Jazz King of
Chicago- King Oliver and
his Creole Jazz Band
1923- Recorded with his
Dixieland band, recording
was a hit and helped
spread popularity of
Oliver and Dixieland
music
Joe King Oliver
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1925- King Oliver and his
Dixie Syncopatorsexpanded version of
Dixieland band/ big band
Pioneered the use playing
with mutes
First to use the Wah-Wah
technique
One of the greatest jazz
trumpet players
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Bad economic times- had
several managers steal
money
Lost a chance to play at
the Cotton Club because
he held out for more
money
Lost his life saving during
the Great Depression
Ended up being stranded
in Georgia, worked as a
janitor until his death
Jelly Roll Morton
Piano player, band
leader, showman,
composer
 One of the first great
pioneers of jazz music
 Born in New Orleans
 One of the best jazz
piano players of the
20th century
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Jelly Roll Morton
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1923 went to Chicago,
recorded both as a band leader
and soloist
Signed with Victor Records
(biggest company at the time)
Jelly Roll Morton and his red
hot peppers (featured many
great Dixieland musicians)
One of the first jazz acts ever
to tour the US
1928 moved to New York,
1931- Lost recording contract
due to the Great Depression
Jelly Roll Morton
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1940s moved to
Washington D.C
Met Alan Lomax
1938-Alan Lomax started
recording interviews of
Morton for Library of
Congress
Wanted to trace the
history of jazz music
Got stabbed in a bar
fight, never fully
recovered
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Moved to California to try
to restart his career
Died shortly after
Wrote hundreds of songs
that became jazz
standards
Most famous song was
King Porter’s Stomp
Has two Broadway plays
named after him and
feature his music
Jelly Roll and Jelly’s Last
Jam
Dixieland Music