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.
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= 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 | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaRocca, Nick," accessed October 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.
LaRocca, Nick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826.
"LaRocca, Nick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 October 2024.
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LCNAR: LaRocca, Nick - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93026472
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