Blue Amberol Cylinder Record,"Take Me to the Land of Jazz," 1919
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When this recording was released in 1919, America was on the cusp of the "Jazz Age" of the 1920s. Jazz was a fresh, lively musical sound--different than anything that came before. Early jazz songs like this one praised jazz's growing popularity: "Now in every cabaret, it's the only thing they play..."
When this recording was released in 1919, America was on the cusp of the "Jazz Age" of the 1920s. Jazz was a fresh, lively musical sound--different than anything that came before. Early jazz songs like this one praised jazz's growing popularity: "Now in every cabaret, it's the only thing they play..."
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1919
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New Jersey, Orange
Creator Notes
Vocal performance by Bert Harvey for the Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, New Jersey. Music composed by Pete Wendling and Edgar Leslie. Lyrics by Bert Kalmar.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.766.1400
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Plaster
Cardboard
Technique
Molding (Forming)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Diameter: 2.375 in
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