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Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang · 1927 · Okeh 1927, duo violon-guitare de Venuti et Lang

Context

Recorded in 1927 on Okeh, this track is credited to Joe Venuti on the source page; Eddie Lang was his usual guitar partner. It illustrates the violin-guitar duo that established the guitar as a solo instrument in jazz.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

Sources

• EN: Eddie Lang

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