MUSIC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kid Ory, Barney Bigard, Saxophone
15 Sep 2016
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1803: reclaimed by france again then consequently sold to the u. s as a part of the. Prospered during the first half of the 19th century as a major port city: lifted trade restrictions on mississippi river, size of n. o doubled a decade after the first steamboat was put into service. 1804: haitian independence led to white masters and their slaves fleeing to n. o. Slave trade was active in the caribbean and south america until well into the 19th century. However, the slaves were allowed to retain their own languages, beliefs, and customs. Until 1894, n. o acknowledged creoles of color. Congo square dances continued through mid 19th century. Buddy bolden, loud player with distinctive sound: did not invent jazz, but put together a similar recipe: ragtime. Ironic b/c music of african american influence was composed of white musicians. No definite evidence/actually doubted that they"re first white musicians in n. o to play jazz: music was inspired regardless.
