A century ago, a recording of “Livery Stable Blues” helped launch a new genre

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/was-first-jazz-recording-made-group-white-guys-180962246/?no-ist

by tintinnabula • 9 years ago

31 5 9 years ago

wooshy• 9 years ago

I don't know if this was planned out by the author of this article by right as I read this sentence "At 1:19, 1:37, 2:30 and 2:48, you can hear, in quick succession, the clarinet crowing like a rooster, the cornet whinnying like a horse, and the trombone braying like a donkey." I was at 2:48 in the video and heard what the sentence was describing. If it was planned out then it was a very cool effect and a good way for me to feel more connected to the article.

stuaxo• 9 years ago

The autoplay video with the music was fine, but then I started hearing something about a coconut octopus, which was just distracting (+ couldn't work out what was playing so just shut the browser tab).

Chinjut• 9 years ago

If I understand what you're saying, I don't think reading speeds are anywhere near consistent enough to plan out such a thing.

felipemnoa• 9 years ago

Hey, maybe the camera was tracking his eyes and started playing the appropriate sounds when his eyes focused on the right words. I'm only joking but I think that it is possible to do this.

acdha• 9 years ago

The American Folklife Center blogged about this recently:

http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2017/02/birth-of-blues-and-jaz...

A century ago, a recording of “Livery Stable Blues” helped launch a new genre

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