Abstract
Abstract The phrase jazz repertory has many definitions and dimensions. Perhaps the most basic definition is: the study, preservation, and performance of the many diverse musical styles in jazz. In recent years, the phrase most often applies to big bands and jazz ensembles performing classic and new music written for reeds, brass, and rhythm section in various sizes and combinations. In a sense, the small-group jazz repertoire movement began in the late 1930s. There had always been a core of traditional jazz fans and artists during the big band era, but a national focus on older styles was evident from new recordings made in the late ‘30s by Jelly Roll Morton, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet, et al. The rediscovery of trumpeter Bunk Johnson prompted new activity in older styles by such ensembles as those led by Lu Watters and Turk Murphy. Younger musicians such as Bob Wilber and Kenny Davern felt more sympathy with the music of an earlier era. Wilber even studied with his hero, Sidney Bechet, and became his protege. Further interest in older styles of jazz was prompted by the publication of They All Played Ragtime, written by Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis. Blesh’s own record label, Circle, concentrated on ragtime and older jazz styles.
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