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King Oliver

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King Oliver is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Buddy Bolden. Those roots explain a lot about how King Oliver arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jelly Roll Morton, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke and Dr. John, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around King Oliver, reaching back through Buddy Bolden and forward to Louis Armstrong. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
King OliverBuddy BoldenLouis ArmstrongDuke EllingtonBix BeiderbeckeDr. JohnJelly Roll MortonCount BasieColeman HawkinsDizzy GillespieMiles Davis

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King Oliver connections

King Oliver grew out of Buddy Bolden, shares an orbit with Jelly Roll Morton, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins and Dizzy Gillespie, went on to shape Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke and Dr. John. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced King Oliver

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped King Oliver.

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Kindred5

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Legacy4

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