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MAR
29
Earl Hines And His Orchestra-Sweet Ella May, 1929
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MAR
29
Back in the early 1970’s I fondly remember taking my father to the now defunct Chicken Deli in Toronto one evening to see the great Earl “Fatha” Hines play piano. Since then, I have long admired his styling, as he was known for his great technique and talent for improvisation, horn-like phrasing, and a rhythm which influenced […]
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MAR
28
Mart Britt And His Orchestra-Goose Creek, 1928
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MAR
28
Here is a great little territory band that recorded sides with Victor. The personnel include Tony Almerico or Irwin Kunz-c/? Blue Steele-tb/Sidney Arodin-cl/Terry Shand-p/Mart Britt-bj/? sb/? d. Memphis, September 14, 1928. Vic 21760.
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MAR
27
The 78 RPM Sound Of Gilbert Watson And His Orchestra 1925 To 1926
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MAR
27
On March 12, 2014 I published a blog dealing with Canada’s Gilbert Watson and his Orchestra, and that I would be receiving sound files from his son. Those sound files have now been uploaded, and contain eight tracks of music that was recorded between 1925 to 1926 by the Compo Company, Lachine, Quebec, and released […]
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FEB
10
Our One Year Anniversary Special! The Chicago Rhythm Kings “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” 1928
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FEB
10
Recorded in Chicago, April 4th 1928 Personnel: Muggsy Spanier-cornet / Frank Teschmachmer-clarinet / Mezz Mezzrow-tenor sax / Joe Sulivan-piano / Eddie Condon-banjo / Jim Lannigan-brass bass / Gene Krupa-drums / Red McKenzie-vocal.
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SEP
14
Irving Mills and his Hotsy Totsy Gang – My Lit’l Honey And Me (Brunswick 4674 1929)
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SEP
14
Irving Mills (Jan.16,1894 – April 21,1985) was a jazz music publisher, also known by the name of “Joe Primrose.” Mills was born to Jewish parents in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He founded Mills Music with his brother Jack in 1919. Between 1919 and 1965, when they sold Mills […]
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JUL
25
The Unrecognized Bix Beiderbecke #2 – Alabammy Snow
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JUL
25
On 15 May 1929 a small contingent of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded two sides for Columbia – “What A Day” and “Alabammy Snow”. The record was issued under the pseudonym “The Mason-Dixon Orchestra” no doubt as an “in-joke” because the catalogue number of the record was 1861. Okeh (a subsidiary label of Columbia) always […]
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JUL
24
The Unrecognized Bix Beiderbecke #1 – What A Day!
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JUL
24
On 15 May 1929 a small contingent of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded two sides for Columbia – “What A Day” and “Alabammy Snow”. The record was issued under the pseudonym “The Mason-Dixon Orchestra” no doubt as an “in-joke” because the catalogue number of the record was 1861. Okeh (a subsidiary label of Columbia) always […]
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MAR
06
My Ohio Home – Paul Whiteman and his orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke
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MAR
06
My Ohio Home – Paul Whiteman and his orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke. This is the only known footage of Bix playing the cornet. A Fox Movietone Newsreel for the week of May 18, 1928, shows Paul Whiteman tearing up his old contract with Victor on the stroke of midnight. Paul now has a new contract […]
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MAR
01
Original Dixieland Jass Band
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MAR
01
Original Dixieland Jass Band From Wikipedia Original Dixieland Jazz Band A 1918 promotional postcard showing (from left), drummer Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo), trombonist Edwin “Daddy” Edwards, cornetist Dominick James “Nick” LaRocca, clarinetist Larry Shields, and pianist Henry Ragas Background information Origin New Orleans, Louisiana Genres Jazz Years active 1916–1925 1936 The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) […]
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