Original Dixieland Jass Band Original Dixieland Jass Band The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their "Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the most famous being "Tiger Rag". In late 1917 the spelling of the band's name was changed to Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The band consisted of five musicians who had played in the Papa Jack Laine bands. They were a racially integrated group of musicians who played for parades, dances, and advertising in New Orleans. ODJB billed
The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens is a 2006 studio album by the German baritone Thomas Quasthoff. The album was arranged by Alan Broadbent, Steve Gray, and Nan Schwartz. Quasthoff was traditionally a singer of opera and lieder and this was his first album of jazz vocal music. "The Jazz Album" peaked at 19 on Billboard magazine's Top Classical Crossover Chart and was included on their European Top 100 Albums list. In an interview with John Lewis in "The Guardian", Quasthoff said that jazz standards and show tunes could be compared favourably with his