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King Oliver

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Louis Armstrong's revered "Papa Joe", cornetist King Oliver (1885-1938) brought Satchmo to fame with his fabled Creole Jazz Band. Geoffrey Smith picks records by Oliver and such later admirers as Wynton Marsalis.

1 hour

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Sun 24 Jul 2016 00:00

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