Nights at the Turntable February 2023

Following on the success of their previous Early Hours recording, drummer Hal Smith’s New Orleans Night Owls have released Messin’ Around. As with their earlier

Archeophone, the top label in reissuing pre-1920 music, recently added 1904 to their Phonographic Yearbook series. Just as in their other releases in this series

With a name like the Cosmo Alleycats, one may think that this group plays lowdown music for science fiction movies. But while some may use

Fats Sadi (1927-2009) was never a household name in the United States (he does not seem to have ever visited America) but he was one

Pianist Earl Hines recorded prolifically throughout his career, particularly during 1928-79. He made a major comeback in 1965 after almost being forgotten by many jazz