An undocumented record brought back from the limbos of the music industry.
The Plantation Orchestra, from the Blackbirds of 1926 revue.
Four sides recorded to promote an already successful revue, without the star singer of the revue.
~ June 2020 update: a little bit of everything ~
Details of the posts that have been updated, upgraded or revised this spring.
Early jazz recordings in Paris: Mitchell’s Jazz Kings
The Mitchell's Jazz Kings is, without any doubt, the most successful American band in Paris in the immediate post-WWI era.
Early jazz recordings in Paris: Bands you know nothing about.
A detective work was required to draw a (still incomplete) portrait of these bands for which history has been lost.
First year celebration !
There is not much to celebrate: one year of work isn't that important. Though I wanted to look back at the records I wanted to own when I started collecting, or at those wich gave me the will to collect.
The California Ramblers under pseudonym.
A few hot sides you might have missed because of their unusual pseudonym.
Dance ! Tonight ! with more bands you know nothing about.
Great-though-unknown french bands of the 30's team up with more anonymous US bands of the 20's.
Dance ! Tonight ! with Bennie Krueger
The famous and prolific band director recorded quite a lot of hot sides during his decade with Brunswick.
Dance ! Tonight ! with bands you know nothing about.
The hottest of the house bands of the small labels.
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