Livery Stable Blues

"Livery Stable Blues"
First pressing of the Victor release of "Livery Stable Blues"
Performed by ODJB, 18255-B, 1917
Single by Original Dixieland Jass Band
A-side"Dixieland Jass Band One-Step"
B-side"Livery Stable Blues"[2]
ReleasedMarch 7, 1917 (1917-03-07)[1]
RecordedFebruary 26, 1917
GenreJazz
Length3:10
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)Ray Lopez (1889–1979)
Alcide Nunez
Credited to Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band on the label

"Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ( Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step" or "Dixie Jass Band One-Step" (a tune later better known as "Original Dixieland One-Step"), became widely acknowledged as the first jazz recording commercially released.[3] It was recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City at its studio at 46 West 38th Street on the 12th floor – the top floor.[4][5][6][7]

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