[Dixielandjazz] Kid Ory's Muscrat Ramble

[macjazz]

Wow! Excellent article.  A must read, particularly for trombonists.

Martin D. McKay (Designated Listener)

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>I have been reading about trombonist (and bandleader) Arthur Pryor -  he 
>was well known as a soloist for his unusual tone and style of  playing - he 
>was self-taught to a degree and figured out his own slide  positions and 
>"growl" techniques. That would have been many years  before Kid Ory got 
>going.
>
> A good article here:
> http://www.paragonragtime.com/pryor.html
>
> One thing I have been trying to find out about Pryor: several books I 
> have read say emphatically that he was African-American, but there is  not 
> much supporting evidence of that from other sources. He certainly  wrote a 
> lot of Ragtime songs (and a few "Coon Songs") but that does  not prove 
> anything...
>
> Anybody have any info either way?
>
> Dave Richoux
>
> Quoting "M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>:
>
> snip
>>
>> 3)  And what about Ory's playing?  Turk used to be dissed for playing
>> so "on the edge" with his "roughness" and all.  Wasn't it originally
>> patented by Ory?  Clearly present here.
>>
>
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