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 26-50 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BRC-69979	10-in.	6/26/1931	Tiger rag	Irving Mills Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-87729	10-in.	1/28/1935	Tiger rag	The Wanderers	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-0301	10-in.	9/2/1936	Bluin' the blues	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet and clarinet solos	leader
Victor	BS-0302	10-in.	9/2/1936	Tiger rag	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band, with clarinet solo	leader, composer
Victor	BS-0303	10-in.	9/2/1936	Ostrich walk	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band, with clarinet solo	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0304	10-in.	9/2/1936	Original Dixieland one-step	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Alex Palocsay ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band, with clarinet solo and trombone solo	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0305	10-in.	9/2/1936	Clarinet marmalade	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo and clarinet solo	leader
Victor	BS-0306	10-in.	9/2/1936	Satanic blues	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0489	10-in.	9/25/1936	Toddlin' blues	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0490	10-in.	9/25/1936	Did you mean it?	Chris Fletcher ; Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-0491	10-in.	9/25/1936	Who loves you?	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-0492	10-in.	9/25/1936	Old Joe Blade	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; J. Russel Robinson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0493	10-in.	9/25/1936	Your ideas are my ideas	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-0494	10-in.	9/25/1936	Fidgety feet	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Victor	BS-0495	10-in.	9/25/1936	Clarinet marmalade	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-0496	10-in.	9/25/1936	Bluin' the blues	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-0497	10-in.	9/25/1936	Tiger rag	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-0498	10-in.	9/25/1936	Skeleton jangle	Nick LaRocca ; The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-02488	10-in.	11/10/1936	Barnyard blues	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, cornet, leader
Victor	BS-02489	10-in.	11/10/1936	Original Dixieland one step	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, leader
Victor	BS-03064	10-in.	11/18/1936	Tiger rag	Benny Goodman Trio	Jazz/dance trio	composer
Victor	BS-037819	10-in.	6/29/1939	Tiger rag	Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-043375	10-in.	11/10/1939	At the Jazz Band Ball	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-057651	10-in.	11/18/1940	Tiger rag	Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BS-067548	10-in.	8/11/1941	Satanic blues	Dixieland Octet of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Dr. Gino Hamilton ; Henry Levine	Jazz/dance band, with speaker	composer

(Results 26-50 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.