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New Orlean Rhythm Kings
12+ albums
bluesjazzclassical blues
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The New Orleans Rhythm Kings (nicknamed NORK) were one of the most influential jazz bands of the early to mid-1920s. The band was a combination of New Orleans and Chicago musicians who helped shape Chicago Jazz and influenced many younger jazz musicians. There is an extensive bio of the band on Wikipedia with the following content: 1 History of the band 2 Recordings 2.1 Record Reissue in the 1960s 2.2 NORK Sound 3 Cultural Context of NORK as a White Jazz Band 4 Members 4.1 The New Orleans contingent 4.2 The Chicago contingent 5 Notes and references User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.