Kid Ory

ABlanche toukatoux
BHigh Society

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: MU60089
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #4682

Kid Ory was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trombonist whose tailgate style shaped early jazz; this French Decca 'MU' series pressing couples his own 'Blanche Touquatoux' with the jazz standard 'High Society'.

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Kid Ory

ABlanche Touquatoux(38)
BThe Girls Go Crazy About the Way I Walk

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ABlanche Touquatoux(38)
BThe Girls Go Crazy About the Way I Walk

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Kid Ory

AHigh society
BMuskrat ramble

Kid Ory, the New Orleans trombonist who wrote 'Muskrat Ramble' and led one of the best bands of the 1940s New Orleans revival, plays 'High Society' and 'Muskrat Ramble' on British Vocalion.AI summary

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Kid Ory

AHigh society
BMuskrat ramble

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AJazz band
Bditto

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Kid Ory

AMuskrat ramble
BHigh society

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Vocalion V1012 Jazz

Kid Ory

AMuskrat Ramble(38)
BHigh Society

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Kid Ory

AOh! Didn't he ramble
BMaryland, my Maryland

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Kid Ory

ASavoy Blues
B12th Street Rag

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Kid Ory

ATiger Rag
BEh, la bas

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ATiger Rag
BEh, la bas

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AWeary blues
BSavoy blues

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