Tuxedo Brass Band
The Tuxedo Brass Band, sometimes called the Original Tuxedo Brass Band, was one of the most highly regarded
New Orleans, Louisiana
in the 1910s and 1920s.
The band was led by Papa Celestin in around 1910.[1] Many noted jazz greats were played in the band. The group never recorded (though the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, a dance band using some of the same musicians, did record in the mid-1920s).[2]
Personnel varied; as with most such New Orleans brass bands of the era; a group no larger than three
Joe Oliver
's hot bluesy counter melodies was remembered by many musicians of the era as the finest brass band trumpet team heard in the city.
Other notables who played in the band included
Black Benny Williams, and Zutty Singleton
.
A group of younger musicians formed the Young Tuxedo Brass Band, which is still in existence.
References
- ISBN 9780195140460. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra". Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Notes
- New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album by Al Rose and Edmond Souchon, Third Edition, Louisiana State University Press, 1984
