There was Arthur Collins and Byron G Harlan, who released “That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland” in April 1917 it’s just as jazzy as the ODJB. The truth is that a number of other artists could make that claim. During 19, the band, led by cornetist Nick LeRocca, recorded frequently and had changed their name to The Original Dixieland Jazz Band – partly through their success and partly because they passed it off as truth, the group became accepted as the first band to make a jazz record. Victor released “Dixie Jass Band One Step” and “Livery Stable Blues” in May 1917, which to our ears may not sound like jazz as we know it. The challenge of capturing a true representation of a jazz performer has continued well into the hi-fi age. Their novel solution was to place the musicians at various distances from the horn, the drummer being furthest away and the pianist closest. The challenge for Victor was to make the recording sound like the music they heard when the band played, despite it being recorded through a huge pick-up horn. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band was billed as The Original Dixieland “Jass” Band on the recording they made for RCA Victor in New York City on February 26, 1917. Sharply divided opinions were – and always have been – at the heart of jazz. This led to the British-owned Columbia Graphophone Company recording them, but the company found their playing so unappealing that they rejected the idea of issuing any records.
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