New Orleans Rhythm Kings
The New Orleans Rhythm Kings ( NORK ) was a 1923-1925 existing jazz band, founded by white musicians from New Orleans to Chicago, which had a great influence on the development of the Chicago jazz. The name originated in 1923 for recordings of the band, which was previously known as Friars 's Society Orchestra, which existed since 1921 and made recordings from 1922. The NORK as originally constituted broke up in 1923.
History
The childhood friends Paul Mares (trumpet, cornet), George Brunies (trombone) and Leon Roppolo (clarinet, alto saxophone), who played in 1920 together on the Mississippi paddle steamer " SSCapitol ", received in 1921 the occasion, " Friar's Inn " ( in the Loop neighborhood ) in Chicago to start a nightclub and "gangster holdout " a band. The owner wanted something in the nature of the Original Dixieland Jass band ( ODJB ), who had directed 1917 's attention to the new music from New Orleans, and contacted the end of 1921 the then living in Chicago Mares, who lived in a police friend, a band together. With Frank Snyder (drums), Arnold Loyacano (bass, shortly afterwards replaced by Steve Brown), Elmer Schoebel (piano), Jack Pettis (saxophone ) and Louis Black ( banjo) formed Mares, Roppolo Brunies and there the "The Friar's Society Orchestra ". It was not until 1923 they called themselves " New Orleans Rhythm Kings ," had accompanied the vaudeville singer Bee Palmer in New Orleans for shooting in March 1923 at Gennett and after the band, with the Roppolo. The line had Mares. Usually, the rhythm section played from dinner and the rest came from 22 clock in addition to the dance events. We played until the last guest left.
The NORK were strongly influenced by the "black " Band of King Oliver, what Mares admitted also open. Your recordings influenced the white Chicago jazz musician, then still part students (Austin High Gang, also Bix Beiderbecke, who played even now and again with them ), strong and looked like a detonation. They should have not only taken the first solos in jazz history (famous about Roppolo on clarinet in "Panama" and Brunies on trombone in "Tin Roof Blues" ), but also the first recordings with "mixed" bands " Sobbin Blues " in 1923 with the (very light-skinned ) Creoles Jelly Roll Morton on piano. In order to avoid difficulties of the way, while Morton was issued as Cubans. The recordings were made from 1922 to 1923 at Gennett Records. At that time and long after playing white and black musicians in strictly separate bands ( the exceptions were some " mixed" marching bands in New Orleans). The NORK broke up in early 1923, as the club owner in the Friar's Inn wanted more music in the style of Paul Whiteman Dance Orchestra. Most musicians then went their separate ways, but came again in July 1923 to a recording session with Jelly Roll Morton together in some compositions by Morton were played. Mares tried the following year in New Orleans with a new foundation Roppolo, who was already ill but seriously. 1934/5 took Mares again on a re-issue NORK for Okeh Records. From other band members were Reunions of NORK up in the 1950s.
At times, played in the band also, inter alia, Ben Pollack, Gene Krupa, Wingy Manone, Volly De Faut and Sidney Arodin ( clarinet).
Repertoire
Her repertoire is still played by Dixieland bands, including " Milenburg Joys " ( co-written by Morton ), " Farewell Blues ," " Tin Roof Blues". In addition, they also played hits of the Original Dixieland Jass band like "Tiger Rag " and " Livery Stable Blues" and blues standards such as " Weary Blues ," " Wolverine Blues".