JAZZ SPECTRUM VOL. 12

Lovely jazz album with songs from Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Pearl Bailey, Mary Ann McCall and Blossom Dearie.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

BILLIE HOLIDAY - LA REGINA DEL BLUES

Here's an album from the great Billie Holiday....

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To me, one of the greatest songs ever written....



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John Hammond, producer of the original BILLIE HOLIDAY recordings discusses them with Dan Morgentern of Downbeat Magazine....

John Henry Hammond II (December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was an American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic from the 1930s to the early 1980s. In his service as a talent scout, Hammond became one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music.

Hammond was instrumental in sparking or furthering numerous musical careers, including those of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Charlie Christian, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Big Joe Turner, Pete Seeger, Babatunde Olatunji, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Freddie Green, Leonard Cohen, Arthur Russell, Jim Copp, Asha Puthli and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He is also largely responsible for the revival of delta blues artist Robert Johnson's music.

Here he discusses recording with Billie Holiday and the 30's and 40's jazz scene with Dan Morgentern of Downbeat Magazine....

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JAZZ 78'S....

Here's a bunch of cool old jazz 78's, some of the labels were so worn away that they were impossible to photograph....

Music by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Artie Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and Harry Parry....

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