I can't add anything to the discussion of the earliest bebop recording, but I have I believe a related question I'll tag on here.
I'm also a bit of a movie buff so when Robert Altman's "Kansas City" was released I saw it. The setting was the 1930s in KC and featured a club with a house jazz band in several scenes. I remember thinking at the time watching the film the music was too modern, some too close to bebop for the '30s. But that has never been an area of particular exposure or knowledge for me. I jumped from the Armstrong/Teagarden style to post bop NYC and west coast jazz of the '50s. Here's a link to the film -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116745/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
And the soundtrack -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVNApGCeWE&list=PLA14E2CCB19AEBA3B
So my question: did Altman get it wrong and place 40's jazz (early bebop) in his setting for the '30s? Not sure, I might feel different watching it today.
I'm also a bit of a movie buff so when Robert Altman's "Kansas City" was released I saw it. The setting was the 1930s in KC and featured a club with a house jazz band in several scenes. I remember thinking at the time watching the film the music was too modern, some too close to bebop for the '30s. But that has never been an area of particular exposure or knowledge for me. I jumped from the Armstrong/Teagarden style to post bop NYC and west coast jazz of the '50s. Here's a link to the film -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116745/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
And the soundtrack -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVNApGCeWE&list=PLA14E2CCB19AEBA3B
So my question: did Altman get it wrong and place 40's jazz (early bebop) in his setting for the '30s? Not sure, I might feel different watching it today.