Canal Street Blues

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"Canal Street Blues" is a classic early jazz composition recorded in 1923 by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, renowned as one of the foundational works of New Orleans jazz.

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Canal Street Blues canonical 3
"Canal Street Blues" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
song
associatedAct King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
composer Joe "King" Oliver
King Oliver
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrument banjo
bass
clarinet
cornet
drums
piano
trombone
firstPopularizedBy King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
genre New Orleans jazz
early jazz
hasAlternateClassification jazz standard
hasCharacteristic call and response passages
collective front-line improvisation
polyphonic ensemble texture
hasForm ensemble jazz piece
hasKey F major
hasMusicalForm blues
hasMusicalStructure 12-bar blues
hasNotableRecording 1923 King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band recording
hasTitleLanguage English
historicalSignificance foundational work of New Orleans jazz
inception early 1920s
influencedGenre New Orleans jazz
surface form: Dixieland

traditional jazz
isClassicOf New Orleans jazz repertoire
isStandardIn traditional jazz repertoire
language instrumental
movement New Orleans jazz
surface form: New Orleans jazz era
namedAfter Canal Street in New Orleans
notablePerformer Louis Armstrong
performer King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
placeOfOrigin New Orleans
recordedBy King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
recordingDate 1923
recordingLocation Richmond, Indiana
recordLabel Gennett Records
style collective improvisation
tempo medium tempo

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King Oliver notableWork Canal Street Blues
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band notableWork Canal Street Blues
Joe "King" Oliver notableWork Canal Street Blues
this entity surface form: "Canal Street Blues"
Joseph Nathan Oliver notableWork Canal Street Blues