Nick LaRocca

Nick LaRocca

Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, who is credited by some as being "the father of modern jazz". He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time, "Tiger Rag". He was part of what is generally regarded as the first recorded jazz band, a band which recorded and released the first jazz recording, "Livery Stable Blues" in 1917.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 11, 1889 (New Orleans), Died February 22, 1961 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, cornet, leader, speaker

Notes: Surname also appears as "La Rocca." Full name is Dominic James "Nick" La Rocca.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-19331	10-in.	2/26/1917	Livery stable blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-19332	10-in.	2/26/1917	Dixieland jass band one-step	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-21583	10-in.	3/19/1918	At the Jazz Band Ball	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-21584	10-in.	3/19/1918	Ostrich walk	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-21700	10-in.	3/25/1918	Skeleton jangle	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-21701	10-in.	3/25/1918	Tiger rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-22041	10-in.	6/25/1918	Bluin' the blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-22042	10-in.	6/25/1918	Fidgety feet	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-22043	10-in.	6/25/1918	Mournin' blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-22044	10-in.	6/25/1918	Sensation rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-22066	10-in.	7/17/1918	Clarinet marmalade blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-22067	10-in.	7/17/1918	Lazy daddy	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	B-22337	10-in.	12/3/1918	'Lasses candy	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-22338	10-in.	12/3/1918	The satanic blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24580	10-in.	11/24/1920	In the dusk	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24581	10-in.	11/24/1920	Margie	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24590	10-in.	12/4/1920	Palesteena	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24809	10-in.	12/30/1920	Broadway Rose	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24810	10-in.	12/30/1920	Sweet mamma (Papa's getting mad)	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	speaker, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24825	10-in.	1/28/1921	Home again blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	B-24826	10-in.	1/28/1921	Crazy blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BVE-37190	10-in.	12/28/1926	Tiger rag	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-37744	10-in.	2/7/1927	Tiger rag	Phil Napoleon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-38011	10-in.	4/27/1927	Tiger rag	Charles Dornberger Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (takes 4-7); with male vocal chorus (takes 1-3)	composer
Victor	CVE-56045	12-in.	8/27/1929	Tiger rag (Rag)	Victor Records technical staff (unnamed)	Dubs from records	composer

(Results 1-25 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaRocca, Nick," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

LaRocca, Nick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.

"LaRocca, Nick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.