The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band - The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band

Weary Blues/Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/The Entertainer/Nobody's Fault But Mine



The appeal of old, neglected, black musicians from New Orleans was irresistible to those seeking an authenticity in jazz, and hence a very strong New Orleans community developed in Australia. In Melbourne, the Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band was, plausibly enough, an example of this, as was the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band. These two groups enjoyed enormous popularity at the end of the 1950s and during the early 1960s. The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band was formed in 1957 and became one of the premier jazz exponents in Melbourne in the late fifties and early sixties. The band left for England and toured the UK and Europe from September 1961 until in disbanded in London in April 1963.



The band released at least 3 EP's in Australia and 1 in the UK

The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band  ‎– Pick A Bale Of Cotton  Swaggie Records ‎– S 4517 Tracklist  A1 Pick A Bale Of Cotton   A2 God Leads His Dear Children  
B1 Over In The Glory Land Released 1959

The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band - The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band With Paul Marks Swaggie Records S 4529  Tracklist A1 Weary Blues A2 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen B1 The Entertainer B2 Nobody's Fault But Mine Released 1960

The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band - The Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band Swaggie Records S4533 Tracklist A1 The Chant A2 Wandering B1 Old Time Religion B2 Mary Don't You Weep No More Released 1961

Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band -  Melbourne New Orleans Jazz Band Columbia: 8154 EP PS Tracklist A1 Hilarity March A2 Streets Of Antibes B1 Pralines B2 Clever Fella Released 1962