King Oliver

Real Name:
Joseph Nathan Oliver
Profile:
Early jazz cornet player and band leader, born May 11, 1885 in New Orleans, died April 8 or 10, 1938 in Savannah, Georgia
Oliver began his professional career in 1904 with the Onward Brass Band. After playing with leading bands in New Orleans and establishing himself as a master cornetist, he moved to Chicago in 1918. From 1920 to 1923 he led the Creole Jazz Band, which became the greatest exponent of the New Orleans jazz idiom. Oliver's style was noted for its bursting, exuberant power and its great range. He strongly influenced Louis Armstrong.
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Singles & EPs

A. 055 Jet Black Blues / Blue Blood Blues — King Oliver King Oliver With Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four* King Oliver With Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four* - Jet Black Blues / Blue Blood Blues(Shellac, 10", Ltd) AFCDJ A. 055 France 1949 Sell This Version
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L 56. Tom Cat Blues / King Porter Stomp — King Oliver King Oliver And Jelly Roll Morton King Oliver And Jelly Roll Morton - Tom Cat Blues / King Porter Stomp Jazz Collector L 56. UK 1950 Sell This Version
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EVA11 King Oliver's Uptown Jazz:  The Harlem Period Of The King Of New Orleans — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver's Uptown Jazz: The Harlem Period Of The King Of New Orleans(7", EP) "X" EVA11 US 1954 Sell This Version
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EVA 12 Vault Originals — King Oliver King Oliver Vault Originals(7", EP) "X" EVA 12 US 1954 Sell This Version
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426.043 BE Camp Meeting Blues  — King Oliver King Oliver / Kid Ory King Oliver / Kid Ory - Camp Meeting Blues (EP) Philips 426.043 BE France 1958 Sell This Version
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MC8 / AA 429.627 Un Soir En Louisiane Capitale Nouvelle Orléans — King Oliver Louis Armstrong - King Oliver - Johnny Dodds Et Kid Ory Louis Armstrong - King Oliver - Johnny Dodds Et Kid Ory - Un Soir En Louisiane Capitale Nouvelle Orléans(7", EP, Gat) Philips MC8 / AA 429.627 France 1959 Sell This Version
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BBE.12493 1928-1929 — King Oliver King Oliver 1928-1929 (EP) Philips BBE.12493 UK 1961 Sell This Version
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MPC 523 Volume 3 — King Oliver King Oliver Volume 3(7", EP) Pirate Records (8) MPC 523 Sweden 1966 Sell This Version
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22298 St James Infirmary = Tristezas De Hospital / Cuando Tu Sonries = When You're Smiling — King Oliver King Oliver St James Infirmary = Tristezas De Hospital / Cuando Tu Sonries = When You're Smiling(Shellac, 10") Victor 22298 Argentina Unknown Sell This Version
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BBE 12268, BBE.12268, 426 050 BE Room Rent Blues / Dippermouth Blues / High Society / Sobbin' Blues — King Oliver King Oliver Room Rent Blues / Dippermouth Blues / High Society / Sobbin' Blues (EP) Philips, Philips, Philips BBE 12268, BBE.12268, 426 050 BE UK Unknown Sell This Version
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EPC 94 211, 94 211 EPC, 94 211 King Oliver 1926/1927 — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver 1926/1927(7", EP, Comp) Coral, Coral, Coral EPC 94 211, 94 211 EPC, 94 211 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
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94 206 King Oliver Vol. 1 — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver Vol. 1 (EP, Comp) Coral, Coral, Coral 94 206 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
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EG 7853 Memphis Shake / Stealing Love — King Oliver Dixieland Jug Blowers / King Oliver With Dave Nelson's Orchestra* Dixieland Jug Blowers / King Oliver With Dave Nelson's Orchestra* - Memphis Shake / Stealing Love(Shellac, 10") Electrola EG 7853 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
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Compilations

RLP 1007 Plays The Blues — King Oliver King Oliver Plays The Blues (Comp) Riverside Records RLP 1007 US 1953 Sell This Version
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RLP 1033 Clarence Williams And His Orchestra — King Oliver Clarence Williams And His Orchestra , Featuring King Oliver And/Or Ed Allen Clarence Williams And His Orchestra , Featuring King Oliver And/Or Ed Allen - Clarence Williams And His Orchestra(10", Comp, Mono, Red) Riverside Records RLP 1033 US 1954 Sell This Version
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LVA-3018 King Oliver's Uptown Jazz:  The Harlem Period Of The King Of New Orleans — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver's Uptown Jazz: The Harlem Period Of The King Of New Orleans(10", Comp) "X" LVA-3018 US 1954 Sell This Version
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LN 3208 King Oliver — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver (Comp) Epic LN 3208 US 1956 Sell This Version
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RLP 12-130 Back O' Town — King Oliver King Oliver Back O' Town (Comp) Riverside Records RLP 12-130 US 1956 Sell This Version
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LLS-8.001 Louis Armstrong Com King Oliver — King Oliver Louis Armstrong With King Oliver Louis Armstrong With King Oliver - Louis Armstrong Com King Oliver(10", Comp) London Records LLS-8.001 Brazil 1958 Sell This Version
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P 07.871 R Jazz Pour Tous 2 — King Oliver King Oliver Jazz Pour Tous 2 (Comp) Philips P 07.871 R France 1958 Sell This Version
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EPA 30-319 New Orleans Shout — King Oliver King Oliver New Orleans Shout(7", EP, Comp) RCA Italiana EPA 30-319 Italy 1959 Sell This Version
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JEL 6 King Oliver — King Oliver King Oliver King Oliver(7", EP, Comp) Jazz Collector JEL 6 UK 1959 Sell This Version
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429 623 BE Working Man Blues — King Oliver King Oliver Working Man Blues (EP, Comp) Philips 429 623 BE Netherlands 1960 Sell This Version
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94 251 1926/28 — King Oliver King Oliver 1926/28 (EP, Comp) Coral, Coral 94 251 Germany 1964 Sell This Version
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RD-7598 King Oliver And Fletcher Henderson — King Oliver King Oliver And Fletcher Henderson King Oliver And Fletcher Henderson - King Oliver And Fletcher Henderson(LP, Comp, Mono) RCA Victor RD-7598 UK & US 1964 Sell This Version