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Wynonie Harris was a mighty, mighty man in more ways than one – a consistent hitmaker in the heyday of post-war R&B, his songs were often anthems celebrating the joys of sex and alcohol, and...
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By 1954, the famous Ronnie Scott nine-piece was not only approximately half-way through its two and a half year lifespan, but it was arguably at its peak. Formed early the previous year, and led by in...
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Coleman Hawkins was a hugely influential exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz, being widely regarded as the first artist to establish the instrument as an essential component of the genre’s s...
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This is the latest in our series of jazz releases from the archive of the Ackerman collection comprising previously unreleased recordings, mainly of ‘live’ material. It comprises two &lsqu...
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We continue our series highlighting the American Juke Box/Harlem Hit Parade/Race Record/Rhythm & Blues chart hits by a selection of the biggest stars of the 1940’s and 1950’s swing, jazz, jump blues a...
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A little heard live session recorded in Chicago by original Blues great Big Joe Williams in 1963. Typical of his live performances of the time this is as close to the sets he performed on the legendar...
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Along with Ella Fitzgerald and other contemporaries like Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday was one of the great singers to emerge from the golden age of jazz singing as a premier exponent of an art form w...
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Our Gospel series continues with a review of one of the most famous and prestigious post war gospel labels ? Peacock Records. Based in Dallas, the label was one of the first to openly promote Gospel m...
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Walter Brennan was one of the most successful character actors of his era, winning a record three Academy Awards for a male as Best Supporting Actor
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