Banu Gibson • Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
Banu Gibson became a major attraction at jazz festivals in the early 1980s and has long been one of the top singers on the classic
Digby Fairweather • Notes From A Jazz Life, Volume 3
Notes From A Jazz Life, Volume 3 is the third twofer that draws its material from trumpeter-cornetist Digby Fairweather’s earlier records. While one would expect
Ray Smith Plays Rags, Blues & Stomps
British pianist Ray Smith has worked and recorded with Ken Colyer (1968-81), cornetist Steve Lane, the London Ragtime Orchestra, cornetist Rod Mason, Bent Persson, and
George Lewis With Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen
The teaming up of New Orleans clarinetist George Lewis and England’s Ken Colyer always made perfect sense. Colyer (1928-88), who was always a proponent of
Tex Beneke • Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop!
Tex Beneke (1914-2000) certainly had an odd career. One of the main stars of the Glenn Miller Orchestra during 1938-42 where his good-natured singing and