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Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawkins • Jazz Reunion
Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell (1906-69) and tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins (1904-69), despite being active during the same decades, rarely crossed paths in the studios. On Nov.
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Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule
Strange as it seems, Louis Armstrong never recorded a Christmas album. Xmas records have become so common since the 1970s but they were rarer before
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Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five • Let it Snow
Christmas songs have always had chord changes that appeal to trad jazz and swing players (probably because many were written prior to 1950) and serve
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Benny Goodman Orchestra • In Concert
While Benny Goodman recorded an enormous amount of music in his career, particularly if one includes radio broadcasts, transcriptions and live concerts, it is fairly
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June Richmond • Hey Lawdy Mama – Rare Recordings 1938-61
June Richmond (1919-62) is best remembered (if she is remembered at all) for being the first African-American singer to be part of a white big
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Al Hirt • Swingin’ Dixie!
JAZZ CLASSIC OF THE MONTH Al Hirt (1922-99) was one of the most popular of all New Orleans trumpeters. Blessed with phenomenal technique, he sometimes