The Wolverines
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The Wolverines were an influential early 1920s jazz band best known for featuring a young Bix Beiderbecke and helping shape the Chicago-style jazz sound.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz band ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid-1920s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1923 ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | early Chicago jazz movement ⓘ |
| associatedScene | Midwestern jazz circuit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bix Beiderbecke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gennett studio sessions in Richmond, Indiana ⓘ |
| basedIn | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 1920s ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago-style jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalFocus |
banjo
ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ cornet ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
| helpedShape | Chicago-style jazz sound ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
bridge between New Orleans and Chicago jazz styles
ⓘ
early vehicle for Bix Beiderbecke’s career ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chicago jazz musicians ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Chicago-style jazz ⓘ |
| knownFor |
featuring a young Bix Beiderbecke
ⓘ
helping shape the Chicago-style jazz sound ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a seminal white jazz band of the 1920s ⓘ |
| madeRecordingsFor | Gennett Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | influential early 1920s jazz band ⓘ |
| notableMember | Bix Beiderbecke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
“Fidgety Feet”
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“Jazz Me Blues” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Royal Garden Blues” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | dance band ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Gennett Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
ensemble-focused improvisation
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hot jazz approach ⓘ strong two-beat rhythmic feel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringRegion | Midwestern United States dance halls ⓘ |
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