Looking last night for the Allen Brass Band photograph in Keepnews & Grauer Pictorial History of Jazz, I turned to page 218 in my edition to see a photograph...
It might be worth mentioning that Milt Hinton, who recorded on brass bass with Tiny Parham, said he was glad to abandon that instrument because he was not a ...
It has been brought to my notice by a group member - not the victim himself - that people have been telling a recent poster to "piss off" the group. While we...
Hi folks, I managed to get Geoffrey Smith to play a request acknowledging Brian Rust's contribution to the discographical world on Jazz Record Requests on Sat...
Dave, Apart from history, the DTD set Howard quotes shows that Steve Brown wasn't even the first slap bass player to be heard on recordings: That honour...
Hi all, Thank you to everybody who answered my request re the Webster Hotel, both on line and off line. I shall report in due course my findings when I am in...
Can anyone in the USA or elsewhere for that matter, tell me if the Webster Hotel is still standing? If it isn't, when was it pulled down? I will be in Chicago...
In an article on the relation between the Goldkette Band and McKinney's Cotton Pickers, which has just appeared in VJM magazine and was written by Nick Dellow...
If anyone is in New York City, you have to check out the Nighthawks. They play just about every Monday and Tuesdays at Sophies beneath the Edison Hotel at 221...
Cliffhangers seem to be the latest device in discographical research - maybe a method of attracting interest and selling copies when the suspense is resolved? ...
Came across this two part movie about how a 78 RPM record is made. I found it fascinating and would like to share it with the group. The title is in German, ...
I've still got the first Rust. Sits by my desk. Weighs half a ton, yellowing pages fall out, but comes off the shelf nearly every day.. All my books, records,...
R.I.P. great man !Marco Brian Rust died on 5th January. I know that there are those present far better qualified to pay tribute. I claim him as the most...
Brian Rust died on 5th January. I know that there are those present far better qualified to pay tribute. I claim him as the most important non-musician in the...
Frog Records will be releasing "Clarence Williams – Gimme Blues" (DGF 75) in the near future. We would like to include "Shake That Thing" by the Dixie ...
[ADMIN: this is not Albert's forum, subject lines have a function of their own, and messages are supposed to make sense by themselves - P. ] told me all about...
Dear Folks: The problem with me seems to have started when I downloaded the NEW version of RealPlayer. Version 10. It's got all these bells and whistles to...
Take it easy with the criticism of the red hot jazz web site. It is the best anthology of traditional jazz that I have ever seen and is a total marvel. It is...
[ADMIN - Sorry, Alan, no idea why Yahoo kept it blocked without warning; only found out while visiting the group's webpage this morning - Patrice] Hi Folks, I...
Dear Leif, Sorry I can't help with any information about 'Mabel's Dream' other than to say it was copyrighted on November 16, 1923 that was about one month...
Dear Group, I just bought a new MacBook Pro and suddenly when I go to play a RHJ track on RealPlayer, it won't play. I get the RP icon, and it says "loading,"...
Here's another query. Does Anyone have any more info about this group? I know that they worked the Miami to New York circuit. Beyond that, I have no info. ...
For those who are not familiar with me, and who may already be on the Elite Syncopations group, I am Bill Edwards, a working ragtime and jazz pianist and...
I thought Nino (the Big Boss Man of the Hot Jazz Guild) was still a member here, and would make the announcement himself... anyway, I enjoyed these videos so...
[ADMIN: ni idea why the email command I sent two days ago did not work, my apologies for the delay, Bob - Patrice] Hi, folks: Allow me to introcuce myself. My...
Hi folks, I am working on a bunch of projects right now, among them a Jerome Remick sheetography (in my spare time) and a presentation on "The Art of Playing...
Dear Trad Jazz Enthusiasts, The 2011 New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp will be held June 5-10, 2011. The first cost break deadline for registration is October 31,...
Many years ago the BBC ran a late night programme called 'Blues In The Night', The theme tune was also 'BITN' and the intro was beaten out on the drum (Kettle,...
