Henry Ragas
Henry W. Ragas (born January 1, 1898 in New Orleans , † February 18, 1919 in New York City ) was an American jazz pianist and composer .
He accompanied the Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) on their first recordings, making him the first jazz pianist to be recorded ( apart from piano roles). Because of the recording technology at the time, however, it is difficult to hear and it only accompanied. He can be heard on the first 21 recordings of the ODJB, including Livery Stable Blues , Tiger Rag , Clarinet Marmelade and Bluin The Blues , which he composed in 1917, as well as "Lazy Daddy", "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step", " Clarinet Marmalade ”(co-composer with Larry Shields ) and“ Reisenweber Rag ”.
Ragas played by ear, played solo from 1910 to 1913 and came to Chicago with Johnny Stein in 1916 and played in the ODJB from 1916. In 1919 he died of the Spanish flu . J. Russel Robinson then became the pianist at the ODJB .
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
Web links
- Henry Ragas at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ragas, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ragas, Henry W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1919 |
| Place of death | New York City |