 "Ostrich Walk" by the ODJB on Aeolian Vocalion as 1206, 1917. Image by , via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed PD-US |
Rollo PreacherOstrich Walk Ostrich Walk 1917 song performed by Original Dixieland Jass Band Ostrich Walk" is a 1917 jazz composition by the Original Dixieland Jass Band released as an instrumental as an Aeolian Vocalion and a Victor 78. Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke recorded the song in 1927. The song is a jazz milestone as one of the first commercially released "jass" or jazz recordings. 1917 Aeolian Vocalion release as 1206. 1918 Victor release as 18457-B. Background The ODJB first released the song as an Aeolian Vocalion 78 single in 1917 as A1206 backed with "Tiger Rag". The song was released in 1918 as a Victor 78 paired with "At the Jazz Band Ball" as 18457-B on the Victor Talking Machine… (Source: Wikipedia)
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