Can anybody come up with any information -- beyond Hillman notes on the Frog issue -- on this trumpeter/cornettist active in Chicago in the 20s. He was ...
I wonder if the French name 'Filhe' has been anglicized to 'filly' meaning (colloquially) 'a lively young girl'? Cheers Bob Smith [Non-text portions of this...
Published personnels for the Dixie Syncopators came originally from Luis Russell and Omer Simeon. On some sessions at least Ory identified himself (and Jimmy...
to play on the title of an LP -- Bill was definitely an original, wherever he came from, and to judge from some reports also a man prey to the furies. From...
When I try to open any of the songs on this website, I get the following: Server Error 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for...
Can anyone point me to recordings, apart from the session with Sidney Bechet, for which the participation of trumpeter Gus Aiken is in some way verfified? He...
The three audio-files uploaded and deleted yesterday were "Tiger Rag" (New Orleans Rhythm Kings, 1923); "Ory's Creole Trombone" (7 Pods of Pepper, 1922); and...
Hi, everyone! Would anybody know whether or not Kid Ory's 1921 recording of "Ory's Creole Trombone" is available as an MP3? I have seen other versions of the...
All three of these uploads to the Links section have the advantage of the late Verne Buland's digital remastering. They're in the .OGG format, which most...
My most recent experience of a band not sounding like itself goes back a long way, though only to John Dankworth, and a Scottish television chat show. There...
I went to "The Red Hot Jazz Archive" today to see if any more of Annette Hanshaw's songs had been posted. I found that none of the song files could be opened....
Is there any background info on why Oliver sent to New Orleans for Armstrong? Was his technique already failing at that early date? I don't think second...
It would be better if offers of mp3s were communicated off-list, especially as the intended recipient if receiving one batch daily -- as I do -- might not get...
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I'm a new member, been listening to traditional jazz since I discovered the Hot Fives in 1955 at age 14. I was a little out of place as a teenager raving to...
... I am the biographer of James P. Johnson (A Case Of Mistaken Identity- The life and Music of James P. Johnson, Scarecrow press and Rutgers Inst. Of Jazz...
Hello all, Mike Meddings has updated his website with some new items. Updates available from here: http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/updates.html All the best, ...
Hello everybody,This recording with some interesting informations are available here:http://youtu.be/Dowy5Jdb-YgMarco Levi Hello everyone, A while ago I...
So far as I understand, Johnny Dodds had dental problems in the 1930s and somewhere in the mists of my archives I may have some ancient publication with a...
What better way to spend Christmas Day than listening to good music? "What'll You Do" Sophie Tucker with the wonderful trombone of Miff Mole especially in the...
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My grandfather was James "Toots" Mendello, the cornet player (not the sax player) who was in Ben Bernie's orchestra for many years and then formed his own...
I would like biographical and musical information (hard for me to come by, at least where I have looked) about this notable suitcase player, who was nothing...
I managed to wheedle the following info using an advance google book search (from a 1940 edition of "Jazz Information"): 'On page 21 of the July "Metronome"...
Came across this great piano recording by a young lady protege - Stephanie Trick. Perhaps somebody has the name of the tune - possibly a Waller piece? ...
Came across this great piano recording by a young lady protege - Stephanie Trick. Perhaps somebody has the name of the tune - possible a Waller piece? ...
Hi all According to my - too old - Brian Rust Jabbo Smith did not record his tune: Wake Up Sinners. Did he as an accomponist in an other band? If not who did...
Apologies if this has been posted before, but this is an incredible resource (thousands of vintage recordings accessible on line): http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/ ...
