Livery Stable Blues

100 years ago yesterday, the first (known) recording of jazz was made. The 1910s is not the usual decade I think of for jazz, but this fun tune is definitely danceable as the "foxtrot" label implies. It has the typical form complete with breaks and the horsey trumpet "neighs" evoke the playfulness that I love about jazz. I'm also a sucker for trombone slides which this song has plenty.

Listen to the song here: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/4668?loclr=blogflt

If you'd like to read more about early jazz and listen to some other early recordings, check out "The Painful Birth of Blues and Jazz" post from the Folklife Today blog:

http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2017/02/birth-of-blues-and-jazz/?loclr=eaftb