Julio Kuyven

Imagine a basement club after midnight. Cornet rides the melody, trombone answers in growls, and muted trumpets weave bright countermelodies while tuba and drums keep the floor moving. The tunes are catchy, the tempos lively, and the feel is loose but precise. It is dance music first, with showmanship and smiles baked in.

James P. Johnson, Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Clarence Williams’ Blue Five, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Cab Calloway, The Mills Brothers, Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Earl Hines, Original Dixieland Jass Band, Coleman Hawkins, Chick Webb, Count Basie

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