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Charlie Parker - Alto Saxophone - Coleman Hawkins - Tenor saxophone - Hank Jones - Piano - Ray Brown - Double bass - Buddy Rich - Drums - Bill Har...

Here is a fine jazz/blues effort by Benny Morton's Trombone Choir recorded in 1944 and here released on a 12" Keynote label 78 rpm record. Along w...

The Bill Harris Septet plays a smooth jazz version of "She's Funny That Way", recorded in 1945. Good jazz. Enjoy!

Frank Rosolino with Raul de Souza

Diana Krall

"You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)"

Album: "All For You" (1996) - track 03

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BUGLE CALL RAG by the Metronome All Star Band, recorded in 1941 and here released on a Victor SWING CLASSIC series 78 rpm record c.1944.

Enjoy!

Get the asbestos ear muffs ready to snag - this one will bake the skin clear off!!!!!

This is Benny Goodman's classic arrangement tweaked a hair f...

Here is pianist Martin Spitznagel performing "Little Rock Getaway" by Joe Sullivan. "Little Rock Getaway" was recorded by Joe Sullivan for EMI in ...

Jazz at its best. Magnificent bass sax' solo from Rollini.

Joe Venuti, Ed Lang, Arthur Schutt, Adrian Rollini.

Parlophone 78 rpm shellac record. ...

Excellent hot jazz from 1926 by the California Ramblers. Some great solos and a good tune. It's not hard to see how hot jazz evolved so easily in...

"Crazy Words - Crazy Tune"

Words: Jack Yellen, Music: Milton Ager

Performed by California Ramblers

Recorded March 10, 1927, New York

Personnel:

Syl...

Chelsea Quealey, c / Al Philburn, tb / Bobby Davis, cl, ss, as / Sam Ruby, ts / Adrian Rollini, bsx, gfs / Jack Russin, p / Tommy Fellini, bj / He...

An early Cap'n Crunch commercial back when he had all those kids in his crew and Seadog!! Cap'n has been solo for at least 20 years now, wonder wh...

Lionel Hampton in "music all in" with stardust. take from the 80ths.

Henry Butler performs the Entertainer at Mendocino College. Henry is our 10th Artist in Residence in a program that brings a recording artist into...

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"Southern Exposure," Alex De Grassi (b. 1952). "Southern Exposure" first appeared on the 1984 album of the same name. The album was released by Win...

Lionel Hampton All Stars

No Name Jive - Gene Krupa

This instrumental song and artist are rarely known, or heard today on any format, or broadcast.

Transferred to digital using stereo gear on my cha...

A great tune by the Casa Loma Orchestra.

capital dance orchestra m tv. casa loma stomp

Here are some pictures of Glen and the boys, and a few of the Casa Loma. The song is The Casa Loma Stomp, played by the Casa Loma Orch.

One of the countless variations done with "How High The Moon" - only this one's got hopped up embers. ;)

The personnel for this January 31, 1944 a...

Donald Lambert playing a theme from Donizetti's 'Lucia Di Lammermoor'.

Recorded January 1941.

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One of the greatest stride pianists of all time, the late, great Francois Rilhac. An amazingly talented young man, he studied bebop music in the 1...

Donald Lambert plays his version of Edvard Grieg's "Anitra's Dance" at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. Unfortunately the pitch of the audio is abou...

Donald Lambert plays Gershwin's "Liza" at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. Unfortunately the pitch of the audio is about a half-step too high.

Pilgrim's Chorus (after Wagner's opera 'Tannhauser') played by Donald Lambert.

Recorded in 1941.

Donald Lambert (1904 - 1962) was a genius of harle...

Woody Herman Orchestra - Bijou -

A video and interview with the legendary Dick Wellstood in the 1977 CBC documentary They All Play Ragtime. First he plays James P. Johnson's "Carol...

The first song is a prime example of stride piano master Dick Wellstood doctoring up a familiar tune, "Rubber Duckie", in his familiar half stride,...

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Three amazing performances by Dick Wellstood. The first is a solo from his amazing album "This is the One... Dig!" I recommend purchasing the albu...

Washington and Lee Swing, My Gal Sal, and The Battle Hymn of the Republic all given the Dick Wellstood treatment, here. Wonderful recordings, and w...

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Highlights of the 2009 Old-Time Piano Championship held Memorial Day weekend at the Hotel Pere Marquette in...

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Highlights of the 2009 Old-Time Piano Championship held Memorial Day weekend at the Hotel Pere Marquette in...

Adam Swanson plays Canadian Capers by Chandler, White, and Cohen (1915)

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