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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 101-109 of 109 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E22219-E22220 10-in. 4/1/1927 Tiger rag Bowdoin Instrumental Club Orchestra composer  
Brunswick C4745 10-in. 11/25/1929 Tiger rag Reuben Reeves ; River Boys Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C4747 10-in. 11/25/1929 Tiger rag Reuben Reeves ; River Boys Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C5997 10-in. Aug. 1930 Tiger rag Phillips’ Louisville Jug Band Instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick 471 10-in. Jan. 1928 Tiger rag Bobby Davis ; Fred Elizalde Hot Music ; Chelsea Quealey ; Adrian Rollini Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 11395 10-in. 12/23/1926 Tiger rag Phil Napoleon Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Gramophone 0EA6506 10-in. June 1938 Tiger rag Reginald Foresythe ; Arthur Young Piano duet composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CA16028 10-in. between October 1936 and February 1937 Taming the tiger Orchestre Raymonde ; G. Walter Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL7415 10-in. 2/20/1941 Tiger-rag Gus Viseur Orchestre ; Gus Viseur Accordion solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 101-109 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106826

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