1919: Will Marion Cook and Everybody Else
A History of Jazz Podcast
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Exploration of Jazz Bands and Musicians from 1919
This chapter focuses on a Sunday concert in April that showcased the largest jazz band led by Sweatman, the pianist Dan Parrish, musician Freddie Kepard, and the success of Sweatman's hit 'Slide Kelly Slide'. It also touches upon the Scrap Iron Jazz Band, the Savoy Quartet, and the celebrated African-American composer Will Marion Cook.
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