Snag it
| "Snag it" | |
|---|---|
 Original Vocalion/Brunswick disc label | |
| Single by Joe "King" Oliver | |
| from the album The Legendary King Oliver | |
| Recorded | 11 march 1926 |
| Studio | Chicago |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 3:12 |
| Label | Vocalion matrix E2634-E2635 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe "King" Oliver |
| Producer(s) | Joe "King" Oliver |
Snag-it is a piece written by Joe "King" Oliver and recorded King Oliver at least twice. The first fime with his Jazz Band in Chicago for Vocalion/Brunswick on March 11, 1926,[1] than on September 17, 1926. Many others recorded the piece: Fletcher Henderson's Dixie Stompers in 1927, Louis Armstrong in 1957, Andy KIrk in 1930, Bunk Johnson, Terry Lightfoot, Humphrey Lyttelton and many other bands of traditional jazz.
Snag it is a twelve bar blues typical of the jazz-style that predominated during Oliver's early career. Snag-it continues to be performed today, partly due to its historical significance. Oliver was Armstrong's teacher and mentor, the latter commenting[2] that Oliver was a pioneer in the evolution of jazz...and one of those who shaped the Creole sound of New Orleans jazz.[3]
Snag it appeared on Armstrong's Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography.
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