Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It

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I was born in the year 1879. My father was a cigar maker and my mother was a housewife.

As a boy, the first jazz I heard was a jazz band at the corner of St Phillips and Claiborne. It was called the Excelsior Band. The only musician I remember from that band was Fice Quiyrit, the trumpet player. It was a long time ago.

Was it ragtime? No, no, it was nothing but marches they was playing--brass marches--parade music.

excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 18 (79 words)

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