Livery Stable Blues
Context
Cut in New York in February 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, this track is considered the first commercially released jazz record. Its success brought the New Orleans style to the American public and created a demand for small jazz bands in New York and Chicago. Its melody also gave rise to a copyright dispute.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Dixieland (ODJB, 1917). Among the origins and influences of Dixieland: New Orleans jazz.