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Gennett Records Waxed Jazz in a Shack by the Track

Louis Armstrong made his earliest recordings 100 years ago in a tumbledown Indiana studio run by the upstart label, which went on to capture other early jazz luminaries like Hoagy Carmichael and Jelly Roll Morton.

By John Edward Hasse

April 1, 2023 7:00 am ET

Joe ‘King’ Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band in Chicago, 1923Photo: Redferns

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