" Doctor Jazz " is a popular tune and song written by Joe "King" Oliver in 1926.
6-421: Publisher Walter Melrose got his name on it as co-composer, as was often his practice. It enjoyed its initial popularity in the 1920s. It continues to be played by Dixieland jazz groups. It has been performed by many notable acts, such as Jelly Roll Morton , Chris Barber , Harry Connick Jr. and Dutch Swing College Band . Doctor Jazz, as a record made by Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers in 1926,
12-422: A few other 1926-7 Morton recordings. The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band did a performance of this song on their 1969 release Tadpoles . This article about a jazz standard or composition written in the 1920s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Walter Melrose Walter Melrose (October 26, 1889 – May 30, 1973) was a music publisher and lyricist in the 1920s and 1930s. He
18-460: Is a prime example of early New Orleans jazz counterpoint and collective improvisation. The number of special features, pre-written stop-time breaks and improvised solo passages in this record yield a tapestry of musical contrasts. Jazz was producing significant accomplishments in its other aspects, such as the development of the soloist, but the specifically New Orleans jazz style of collective counterpoint playing would reach its apotheosis here and in
24-528: The company. In 1926 he arranged a series of recordings for Victor Records by Morton's Red Hot Peppers , which have come to be regarded as landmarks of early jazz . He later parted company with Morton acrimoniously, and stopped paying him royalties for his compositions. He and his brother published the jazz standard " Tin Roof Blues " composed by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings " in 1923. He also wrote
30-518: The lyrics to that song. Melrose added lyrics to many existing jazz compositions that his company published, such as " Copenhagen ". He established one of the major publishing companies with his brother, known as Melrose Brothers Music: The House That Blues Built. Melrose Music also published Glenn Miller's 125 Jazz Breaks for Trombone , Louis Armstrong's 125 Jazz Breaks for Cornet , and Benny Goodman's 24 Hot Breaks for Clarinet in 1928. Walter Melrose had contributed to many songs and lyrics and has
36-582: Was born in Sumner , Illinois , and was the brother of Lester Melrose , with whom he established a music store in Chicago . This became successful after the Tivoli Theatre opened in the same street, greatly increasing the amount of passing trade. Melrose branched into music publishing when Jelly Roll Morton turned up in his store, and hits such as Wolverine Blues and King Porter Stomp became highly successful for
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