Pork and Beans

Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra · 1917 · Fox-trot de Luckey Roberts, version Columbia 1917

Context

Composed in 1913 by Luckey Roberts and seen as one of the first examples of stride style, "Pork and Beans" was recorded on July 19, 1917, in New York by Earl Fuller's orchestra for Columbia (A2370). Fuller led the orchestra at Rector's restaurant on Broadway, which alternated rags and dances with a louder jazz band.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Ragtime, Dixieland (ODJB, 1917). Among the origins and influences of Ragtime: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• adp.library.ucsb.edu
• EN: Luckey Roberts
• EN: Earl Fuller

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