[Dixielandjazz] Kid Ory

Mike Meddings mike at doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk
Fri Jul 27 03:57:28 PDT 2007


Hello Brian,

I'm pretty certain that 1922 is the correct year.   See the essay on Ben 
Borders by Hal Smith at:

http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/draftcards2.html#musdcbbb

Borders was on those first recordings along with Kid Ory.

Musically yours.

Mike.


> According to an article by Floyd Levin I read  the first Ory  recordings 
> in
> California were in 1921, not 1922 but unfortunately the quote I  had did 
> not
> mention a source, or any corroboration.
> Brian Wood
>



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