Finally found a story about Johnny Dodds that I remembered from a long time ago. This story impressed me as a lesson in life, and I wanted to share it with the...
The Protti interview, along with some other interesting Dodds items, can be found in the Historic New Orleans Collection as part of the vast archive that...
I recently picked up this low cost 4cd set. The first 11 tracks are Fatha piano solos and sound quite good. Track 12 begins the 09/34 Chicago sessions (per the...
Can someone tell me what I need to have on my computer to open up the recordings? I used to be able to get into them, but for some reason I can no longer do...
Can anyone tell me if there are any CD reissues of Teddy Weatherford's solo & band recordings available now? I see the occasional old LP reissue on Ebay, but...
... I'm not sure it's worth mentioning but I've had three of these for a very long time. If this indicates that Retrieval issues are going to be easier to get...
According to Jazzmatazz (http://jazzmatazz.home.att.net/) this bunch of CDs has just come out (March 14) on Retrieval label: Jack Hylton and his Orchestra -...
The songs are not playing on www.redhotjazz.com at the moment. I'm looking into the problem. Scott Alexander The Red Hot Jazz Archive www.redhotjazz.com...
Hello. My name is Elliot Feldman and I love red hot jazz from the twenties and early thirties. And the redhotjazz site is my favorite site on the Web. I just...
... This is on the Red Hot Jazz web site under the "Cotton Club Orchestra". It has been reissued by Frog in its first CD on New York Columbia Recordings,...
It's so great to be part of this board! I collect jazz records from the early 20's, 30's and 40's. I am only 39, but I grew up listening to this music because...
Those of you with a broadband connection might want to check out this cool Lonnie Johnson film clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0PBRaXT-rnk Scott Alexander The...
Has the soundtrack of the 1942 film "Syncopation" ever been released in any format? The movie included Goodman, Krupa, James, Venuti, Connee Boswell, Alvino...
They want me to introduce myself, so here goes nuthin'! I am nearly sixty, a talented amateur singer and I am FINALLY gonna sing what I've always wanted...
Can someone tell me what I need to do to hear the music. When I first found this site several years ago I could play songs from all of the pages, but now I...
Hi I have come across a bunch of jazz 78s - a few vogue jazz titles, and odd things like vocalion, tempo, good time jazz etc, so -are they collectable, do they...
My collection of 1924 popular recordings is nearly complete. There is only one record I have yet to find. The song is "Monavanna" by Romancers. This is Paul...
where is the best way to find a video and timeline of the music and culture for a learning experience for highschool students. Something fun and educational....
I'm looking for a recording by Georgie Price with the Manhattan Merrymakers made in January, 1924. The song is "California, Here I Come." I noticed that the...
Greetings, I hope this group can give me some good advice. My daughter (9 years old) is going to appear as Josephine Baker in a school pageant for African...
hi i write and distribute locally a one sheet music trivia newsletter and i was wondering if any one would care to contribute to it i,ll be glad to send a copy...
Does anyone have the (fairly) new Mosaic Select (No. 22) 3-CD set on Sidney Bechet (Columbia recordings plus the Blue Five)? In particular are there any...
I'm looking for a recording by Art Kahn's Orchestra made in January, 1924. The song is "Shanghai Lullaby" and the recording is on Columbia 45-D (Flag-Label)....
Hi, I just got to join your group today, having been referred by the redhotjazz.com website. I've been playing Ragtime for very many years, but hadn't learned...
I have a CD purchased at a cheap outlet, for a cheap cost, featuring 17 tracks by Ella. They seem to vary from mid 30's to the 50's. One track "Baby Won't You...
Good old Jelly . . . 2006 Grammy Awards BEST ALBUM NOTES "The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax," John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly...
I can't help with these men, but Bob Deikman, who recorded at an adjacent session to Lyst Reynolds, was in Lima, Ohio as at 1930. That may (or may not)...
