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THE RIVERMONT LABEL DIGS DEEP Bryan Wright’s Rivermont label has released many rewarding recordings featuring hot jazz combos, ragtime, and novelty ragtime pianists, bands from
KEN GRAYSON MILLS Ken Grayson Mills (1937-2004) is a name that should be known by anyone interested in New Orleans jazz of the 1960s. He
The following reviews appeared in the February 2019 Nights at the Turntable column Jazz Classic of the Month
THE SECOND ACT OF OSCAR “PAPA” CELESTIN Trumpeter Oscar Celestin (1884-1954) was part of the New Orleans jazz scene as early as 1906, leading several
TOMMY DORSEY’S CLAMBAKE SEVEN During the swing era, many of the more jazz-oriented big band leaders enjoyed playing occasional songs with small combos drawn out
TOM HOOK’S UNUSUAL DREAM PROJECT Tom Hook is best known as a fluent and good-humored stride pianist and singer. In his career he was a
DUKE ELLINGTON’S TREASURY SHOWS Duke Ellington and his orchestra were featured on a series of weekly radio programs during 1945-46 that became known as The
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND GENE KRUPA The Dot Time label recently came out with a disc apiece of previously unreleased material by Louis Armstrong and Gene