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Duke Ellington’s Treasury Shows
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2017
From Apr. 7, 1945 through Nov. 1945 and again from Apr-Oct. 1946, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra appeared on a weekly series of 55-minute programs
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Step with Pep: The Ragtime and Dance Music of Mel. B. Kaufman
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2017
It is possible to be a jazz expert and still have no idea who Mel B. Kaufman was. Kaufman (1879-1932), a traveling salesman who sold
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The Original Dixieland Jazz Band: Which album to Buy?
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2017
On Feb. 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded “Livery Stable Blues” and “Dixie Jass Band One-Step” (soon better known as “Original Dixieland One-Step”).