Merritt Brunies & His Friars Inn Orchestra - Merritt Brunies & His Friars Inn Orchestra

In the early 1920s before the development of a recognizable Chicago jazz style, the principal influence for young jazz orientated Chicagoans was music from New Orleans. This 24 track collection features these bands including Merritt Brunies, a member of a legendary New Orleans musical family, the Midway Orchestra, Art Kahn, the Bucktown Five with Muggsy Spanier and many others.Featured artists: Original Memphis Melody Boys, Art Kahn and his Orchestra, Midway Dance Orchestra, Original Memphis Melody Boys, Merritt Brunies and his Friars Inn Orchestra, The Bucktown Five, The Stomp Six.