King Oliver

…He was born into a poor family in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, and was sent to a reformatory at the age of 13 as a delinquent. He learned to play the cornet in the brass band there. After his release, he continued to work as a laborer and played in several bands. In 1922, he was invited by his senior friend King Oliver to go to Chicago, where his genius was noticed. By 1931, his playing style had not only been adopted by trumpeters, but by all jazz instrumentalists as well, and was also incorporated into big band arrangements. …

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…ジャズ誕生の地ニューオーリンズの貧しい家庭に生まれ，非行少年として13歳のとき感化院に入れられたが，そこのブラスバンドでコルネットを習った。出所後は労務者生活を続けながら，いくつかのバンドで吹いていたが，1922年先輩のキング･オリバーの招きでシカゴに行き，その天才ぶりを注目された。31年までに彼の演奏スタイルはトランペット奏者ばかりでなく，ジャズのあらゆる楽器奏者がそれぞれの演奏にとりいれるようになったばかりでなく，ビッグ･バンドの編曲スタイルにもとりいれられた。…

※「キング・オリバー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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