Jeff Barnhart and Spats Langham: Thanks For The Melody
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2018
Pianist Jeff Barnhart and guitarist Spats Langham, both of whom sing in their own charming way, love playing together. They enjoy coming up with obscure
The Unheard Artie Shaw
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2018
No, the music on The Unheard Artie Shaw does not contain new recordings by the great clarinetist. Instead, the set released by the Hep label
Peggy Lee’s World Broadcast Recordings 1955
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2018
Peggy Lee (1920-2002) was at one of her highpoints of her career in 1955. Her prime singing years were during 1942-68 and in 1955 (the
Bud Freeman: The Dolphin Has A Message
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2018
Bud Freeman (1906-91) was one of the greatest tenor-saxophonists of all time. When he emerged in the late 1920s, his only competition on tenor was
Reuben Reeves & Omer Simeon Complete Recorded Works
Scott Yanow
January 1, 2018
With the success of Louis Armstrong’s recordings for Okeh, several other labels in 1929 signed promising trumpeter-vocalists in the hope of equaling Armstrong’s success. Victor