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 (Results 76-100 of 109 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 76754 | 12-in. | 1/8/1920 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Columbia | 76755 | 12-in. | 1/8/1920 | Mammy o' mine | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Columbia | 76756 | 12-in. | 1/8/1920 | I lost my heart in Dixieland | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | 8778 | 10-in. | Nov. 1924 | Fidgety feet | Arcadian Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9412 | 10-in. | Oct. 1925 | Original Dixieland | Arcadian Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9498 | 10-in. | Nov. 1925 | Tiger rag | Wingy Manone ; San Sue Strutters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9612 | 10-in. | 3/13/1926 | Tiger rag | Birmingham Society Serenaders ; Jack Linx | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70247 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | Rambling blues | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71044 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Toddlin' blues | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71429 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Tiger rag | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71430 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Barnyard blues | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W81071 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Ostrich walk | Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W81518 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | At the Jazz Band Ball | Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W401309 | 10-in. | 11/10/1928 | Tiger rag | Tommy Dorsey | Trumpet solo, with guitar, string bass, and drums | composer | |
OKeh | W404002 | 10-in. | 5/4/1930 | Tiger rag | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W405155 | 10-in. | 3/11/1932 | New tiger rag | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with talk | composer | |
Brunswick | 14436-14438 | 10-in. | 12/10/1924 | Tiger rag | Mound City Blue Blowers | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E28680 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Tiger rag | The Home Towners | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E28940 | 10-in. | 1/8/1929 | Tiger rag | Jungle Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E28941 | 10-in. | 1/8/1929 | Tiger rag | Jungle Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E31912 | 10-in. | 1/27/1930 | Lazy daddy | Louisiana Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | TE37230 | 10-in. | 9/25/1931 | Tiger rag | Mills Brothers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E37289 | 10-in. | 10/9/1931 | Tiger rag | Mills Brothers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E16815-E16816 | 10-in. | 10/30/1925 | Tiger rag | Blue Blowers Trio | Jazz/dance trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E22024-E22026 | 10-in. | 3/19/1927 | Fidgety feet | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
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.
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LCNAR: LaRocca, Nick - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93026472
Wikidata: Nick LaRocca - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737521
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/47557026
MusicBrainz: Nick LaRocca - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56ccb1ca-96b4-4314-a167-944e7c01bec8
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