They would proceed to make history there by recording "Livery Stable Blues," which incorporated bits that the all-white combo from New Orleans had picked up from black musicians in their hometown.

Rare production footage discovered by film archivists Mark Cantor and Bob DeFlores shows the entire performance of Livery Stable Blues, with breaks for the animal sounds at 1:12 and 1:26. Pianist ...

"Livery Stable Blues," recorded on the Victor label with its flipside "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step," sold more than 1 million copies. The group made more recordings, including the well-known ...

The band, led by cornetist Nick LaRocca, recorded "Livery Stable Blues," the first-ever commercial jazz recording, on Feb. 26, 1917. It was released on March 5 of that same year.