Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Jazzola" / "Frenchie Come to Yankee Land," 1919
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Artifact Overview
Jazz was new in the 1910s -- a musical sound different than anything before. Early jazz songs like this one attempted to explain what jazz was all about: "Nobody knows its origination. Jazzola. It's just a dance full of syncopation, and if you crave a new sensation..."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
03 April 1919
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Diamond disc record manufactured by Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; "Frenchie Come to Yankee Land" sung by Billy Murray and Jazzola performed by the Premier Quartet, a group who recorded with the Victor Talking Machine Company under the name American Quartet.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.705.463
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Condensite (Plastic)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 in
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