King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, Mamie Smiths Jazz Hounds, and Coleman Hawkins all made their first recordings in what year?
- 1929
- 1935
- 1917
- 1923
Answer
The correct answer is D) 1923.
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