BENNIE MOTEN 78 RPM VICTOR TEST PRESSING #3 VERY RARE

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Jul 18, 2010 Sold Date

Jul 11, 2010 Start Date

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VINTAGE BENNIE MOTEN AND HIS KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA TEST PRESSING OF "SUGAR" 78rmp 10" RECORD. THIS RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS TO MINT CONDITION AND WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. I WILL SHIP INTERNATIONALLY BUT POSTAGE WOULD VARY ON LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!!!

Bennie Moten (November 13, 1894 – April 2, 1935) was a noted American jazz pianist and band leader born in Kansas City, Missouri.

He led the Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the itinerant, blues-based orchestras active in the Midwest in the 1920s, and helped to develop the riffing style that would come to define many of the 1930s Big Bands.

His first recordings were made (for OKeh Records) in 1923, and were rather stiff interpretations of the New Orleans style of King Oliver and others. They also showed the influence of the Ragtime that was still popular in the area. His OKeh sides (recorded 1923-1925) are some of the more valuable acoustic jazz 78's of the era and continue to be treasured records in many serious jazz collections.

They next recorded in 1926 for Victor Records in New Jersey, and were influenced by the more sophisticate style of Fletcher Henderson, but more often than not featured a hard stomp beat that was extremely popular. Moten remained one of Victor's most popular orchestras through 1930.

By 1928 Moten's piano was showing some Boogie Woogie influences, but the real revolution came in 1929 when he recruited Count Basie, Walter Page and Oran 'Hot Lips' Page. Walter Page's walking bass lines gave the music an entirely new feel compared to the 2/4 tuba of his predecessor Vernon Page, coloured by Basie's understated, syncopated piano fills.