Jazz Focus

Al Sudhalter - Boston Sax ! 1930's and 60's

Al Sudhalter was one of the busiest musicians on the dance band scene in Boston in the 1920's and 30's . . .he refused chances to go to New York or London.  Here is he he

Show - Jonah Jones 1953/54 with Sidney Bechet and others

The great trumpeter Jones is here featured on two sides with Bechet for Blue Note (with Jimmy Archey, Wellman Braud, Manzie Johnson and Buddy Weed) and several for Vogue

Show - Morning With Pops . . Louis Armstrong 1935

Louis' first recordings after his return from Europe in 1935 inaugurated his career as a crooner . . pop tunes featuring him with the Luis Russell band.

Morning with Pops - Louis and the Gershwins

Recordings of a variety of Gershwin tunes featuring Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald.

Show - Barrelhouse Piano Rolls! 1920-31

Many piano players took advantage of player-piano technology to record their own compositions during the Jazz and Blues era of the 1920's.  While the playback didn't give

Fenix Jazz Band - Trad Jazz in Argentina 1978-99

Long-lived band from Buenos Aires, the Fenix Jazz Band recorded frequently during the 1980's and 90's and demonstrated a commitment to 1920's Jazz and Ragtime with drivin

Show - Jimmy Blythe Southside Chicago . .1924-31

The short-lived barrelhouse pianist recorded a handful of solos and great blues accompaniments heard here - with Sodarisa Miller, Monette, Moore, Priscilla Stewart and Al

Morning with Pops - Louis and New Orleans 1946

Two Victor sessions before and during the filming of the film New Orleans.  With Vic Dickenson, Kid Ory, Barney Bigard, Charlie Beal, Bud Scott, Allan Reuss, Red Callende

Morning with Pops - Louis and the All-Stars 1946, 7

First sessions by the All-Stars for Victor, with Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hackett, Peanuts Hucko, Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary, Cozy Cole, Al Casey, Arvell Shaw, Sid Catlett, Ba

Show- Ernie Carson with the Original Salty Dogs 1991-93

Two GHB and one Stomp Off album present the Portland/Atlanta cornetist fronting a group drawn from the classic Salty Dog lineup - Tom Bartlett, Kim Cusack, Wayne Jones an

Muggsy Spanier Commodore Sessions - 1944

Four great 1944 sessions for Commodore featuring Muggsy Spanier's Ragtimers - with Miff Mole, Lou McGarity, Pee Wee Russell, Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary, Gene Schroeder, Boo

Show- Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra 1942-47

Glenn Miller's first lead alto player Hal McIntyre left that group in 1941 to form his own big band, which owed much more to Ellington's sound.  Tenor saxophonists Dave M

Morning with Pops - Louis and the Big Band 1937-40

Great sides recreating some of Louis' earlier recorded hits - with JC Higginbotham (tbn), Charlie Holmes (alto), Bingie Madison (clt), Joe Garland (tenor), Luis Russell (

Morning with Pops - Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers 1938-40

Chamber jazz with Louis Armstrong featured with the classic Mills Brothers!

Allan Eager - Savoy recordings 1946, 47

Tenor sax player with Woody Herman and Buddy Rich - Eager became known as a highly original soloist although one who used the sound and light attack of Lester Young.  Her

Sharkey Bonano and Harry Shields . .New Orleans Revival!

Bonano was a somewhat antic trumpet player who nevertheless always fronted excellent bands and usually played well himself.  This selection of recordings from 1951-58 fea

Show- Early Lucky Thompson 1945-47

Swing/Bop Tenor player Lucky Thompson with a series of small groups - His own all-stars and Freddie Green's Orchestra with Basie musicians (Buck Clayton, Karl George, J.J

Morning with Pops - Louis Armstrong plays King Oliver (1960)

One of the stranger albums of his career, Louis Armstong's "tribute" to his mentor King Oliver features very few tunes Oliver ever recorded or possibly even played.  Neve

Morning with Pops - Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith

1925 sessions featuring Armstrong backing up the Empress of the Blues - Bessie Smith along with Fred Longshaw, Charlie Green and Fletcher Henderson

Show- Louis Armstrong and The Dukes of Dixieland

1959 and 1960 sessions for Audio Fidelity featuring the popular New Orleans band (Frank Assunto, Fred Assunto, Papa Jac Assunto, Jerry Fuller, Stanley Mendelsohn, Lowell