Kid Ory

trombone · 1886–1973 · near LaPlace (Louisiana)

A trombonist associated with the "tailgate" style, he was part of Louis Armstrong's first Hot Five and composed "Muskrat Ramble". Back in music in 1943, he led one of the main orchestras of the New Orleans revival from 1944 to 1961, recording notably for Good Time Jazz.

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Styles

• New Orleans jazz
• New Orleans
• Traditional revival

Landmark tracks

• Ory's Creole Trombone (1922)

Sources

• Source

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