The Louisiana Five was an early dixieland jazz band that was active from 19… Read Full Bio ↴The Louisiana Five was an early dixieland jazz band that was active from 1918-1920. It was among the earliest jazz groups to record extensively.
The Louisiana Five was led by Anton Lada, who played the drums.
The Lousisiana Five which is known to posterity was formed in New York City. Lada recruited the other four members, pianist Joe Cawley, trombonist Charlie Panelli (often spelled "Panely" in contemporary material), and banjoist Karl Berger. Clarinetist Alcide "Yellow" Nunez was in New York with Bert Kelly's band in 1918 before joining the Louisiana Five.
The band recorded extensively for various companies including Emerson Records, Columbia Records, and Edison Records. They went on to produce such hits as "Clarinet Squawk" and "Slow and Easy." On one recording session they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Bernard "Doc" Beherendson on cornet.
The band was popular in the New York City area in 1919, and also made tours of Texas and Oklahoma.
After Nunez left the band, the group made one more pair of recordings in 1920 with a violin replacing the clarinet.
The Louisiana Five was led by Anton Lada, who played the drums.
The Lousisiana Five which is known to posterity was formed in New York City. Lada recruited the other four members, pianist Joe Cawley, trombonist Charlie Panelli (often spelled "Panely" in contemporary material), and banjoist Karl Berger. Clarinetist Alcide "Yellow" Nunez was in New York with Bert Kelly's band in 1918 before joining the Louisiana Five.
The band recorded extensively for various companies including Emerson Records, Columbia Records, and Edison Records. They went on to produce such hits as "Clarinet Squawk" and "Slow and Easy." On one recording session they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Bernard "Doc" Beherendson on cornet.
The band was popular in the New York City area in 1919, and also made tours of Texas and Oklahoma.
After Nunez left the band, the group made one more pair of recordings in 1920 with a violin replacing the clarinet.
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Weary Blues -1-1920
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David Wyckoff
Truly a delight! Wonderful background photos as well. Thank you!
Jon Nelson
Does ANYBODY know anything about Joseph Cawley and Karl Berger? How long did they live? Did they stay in music? What else did they do?
bob boscarato
Great take!
Billy Murray Fan
For dårlig at slik flott musikk som dette ikke spilles i radioen i dag. Vi har en radio kanal med jazz musikk her i Norge (Nrk jazz) , men de spiller ofte rolig jazz. Jeg liker dette bedre
cryptsub
So this is the first boogie woogie recording?
Rob Chalfen
too bad it seems to be mic'd off a record player, instead of being recorded in-line from the pick-up
Carlos Froggy May
Was, but if you have a cleaner copy, please upload it.
Jeff Cox
Kind of white bread compared to the real thing. For the real thing, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_WbQYdQty0