Kid Ory

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Kid Ory was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trombonist and bandleader, known for his influential tailgate trombone style and collaborations with legends like Louis Armstrong.

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Kid Ory canonical 8
Edward "Kid" Ory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
human
jazz musician
trombonist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1900
alsoKnownAs Edward "Kid" Ory
linked to: Kid Ory

Edward Ory
birthName Edward Ory
burialPlace Culver City, California, United States
collaboratedWith Jelly Roll Morton
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Mutt Carey
Sidney Bechet
composerOf Muskrat Ramble
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1886-12-25
dateOfDeath 1973-01-23
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
firstRecordingAsLeader 1922
formedBand Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra
genre Dixieland
linked to: New Orleans jazz

New Orleans jazz
influenced Jack Teagarden
Louis Armstrong
Trummy Young
influencedBy New Orleans brass band tradition
instrument trombone
name Kid Ory
notableEvent led one of the first African American bands to record jazz on the West Coast
notableFor tailgate trombone style
notableWork Muskrat Ramble
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth LaPlace, Louisiana, United States
linked to: LaPlace, Louisiana
placeOfDeath Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
recordedWith Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
recordLabel Columbia Records
Decca Records
Sunshine Records
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Los Angeles

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
linked to: New Orleans
style collective improvisation
tailgate trombone

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