Live recordings of Louis Armstrong, with diffrent orchestras, in different places, released officially...or not.
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 2021 update ~
New songs added and historic details revealed.
Swing Time ! with stars of the 20’s
While Swing, as a musical genre, took all the attention in the 30's and beyond, stars of the 20's Miff Mole, Red Nichols and Frank Signorelli had to adapt to survive.
Swing Time ! With G.I. Jill on the G.I. Jive
G.I. Jive was the AEF "juke box of the air" during WWII, hosted by the most famous AFRS performer: G.I. Jill.
~ 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.
Muggsy Spanier on V-Disc
A few sides from both recording sessions Muggsy Spanier did for V-Disc in 1944 and 1945.
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.
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