The Daddy of Jazz -- January 10, 2023

Indianapolis Times, 20-January-1923

Earl Fuller led one of the first jazz bands, Earl Fuller’s New York Orchestra, to play in New York City. Here we see Fuller billed as "The Daddy of Jazz." Not likely. The original band included Ted Lewis. Lewis left the band about 1919. Fuller made some interesting early jazz recordings. 

Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band "Jazz De Luxe" (NY, Mar, 1918) Emerson 952 (Mx 3182).