Jack Weber in New Orleans - early 20th Century
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 58-59:
It was in a saloon that Leon Rappolo first picked up a clarinet. Leon's father owned a negro saloon, and every now and then a coloured band would drop in to play a chorus as ballyhoo for a colored dance coming up or a prize fight. Late at night they'd serenade the saloon for free drinks. [...] Rappolo's kid would tease the clarinet players in these bands to teach him some licks. And they did.
cite as
Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 58-59. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436016568069 accessed: 2 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| New Orleans style music |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early 20th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:29:28 +0100
Approved on Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:29:50 +0100