"Snake Rag"

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"Snake Rag" is a classic early jazz composition and recording by cornetist Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, known for its distinctive breaks and pioneering New Orleans ensemble style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
jazz recording ⓘ
associatedMovement Chicago jazz scene ⓘ
linked to: Chicago jazz
associatedPlace Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago

New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
associatedWith Joe "King" Oliver ⓘ
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band ⓘ
Lil Hardin ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
cataloguedIn King Oliver discography ⓘ
composer Joe "King" Oliver ⓘ
Lil Hardin ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1920s jazz ⓘ
featuredInstrument cornet ⓘ
featuredPerformer Joe "King" Oliver ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
form multi-strain ragtime-influenced form ⓘ
genre New Orleans jazz ⓘ
early jazz ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later jazz ensemble arranging ⓘ
hasPart clarinet obbligato ⓘ
cornet breaks ⓘ
ensemble choruses ⓘ
trombone tailgate figures ⓘ
historicalSignificance important document of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band ⓘ
pioneering example of New Orleans jazz on record ⓘ
influencedGenre Dixieland ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans jazz

traditional jazz ⓘ
language instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ
musicalStyle New Orleans ensemble style ⓘ
notableCharacteristic collective improvisation ⓘ
distinctive breaks ⓘ
polyphonic ensemble texture ⓘ
stop-time breaks ⓘ
originalMedium 78 rpm shellac disc ⓘ
performancePractice collective front-line improvisation ⓘ
two-cornet lead ⓘ
performer King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band ⓘ
recordingLocation Richmond, Indiana ⓘ
recordLabel Gennett Records ⓘ
rhythmicCharacteristic syncopated rhythms ⓘ
tempo up-tempo ⓘ
tonalCharacteristic blues-inflected melodies ⓘ
workType rag ⓘ

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