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<title>Louis Armstrong</title>
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<description><![CDATA["The Reverend Satchelmouth is the beginning and the end of music in America." So said Bing Crosby and how right he was because Armstrong is the single most important figure in twentieth century popular music. If there's an artist who wasn't directly influenced by his astounding improvisations, and most importantly, his phrasing, then he was influenced by those who were. Armstrong did more with time, nuance, and personality than whole armies of musicians. But forget about influencing others -- if his music doesn't fill you with tingles of joy and delight then you just may be dead. And don't fret if you are six feet under; Pops will be serenading you in heaven. For how can there be a heaven without Louis?
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<title>Scott Joplin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As one of the most important writers of Ragtime, Scott Joplin's influence on American music in the past century is immeasurable. His songs "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag" are known, at least subliminally, to just about everyone -- due in no small part to the movie <I>The Sting</I>. Joplin developed his rollicking piano style with one ear to the influence of classical waltzes, generating many rags that became immensely popular in the late nineteenth century. Joplin also wrote a few notable operas, basing his subject matter on life in the American South, though these works never achieved the same degree of success. Though inherently different (composed rather than improvised), the frenzied melodies and syncopated rhythms of Joplin's rags were extremely influential on the Dixieland and early jazz musicians that followed.
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<title>Fats Waller</title>
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<title>Al Hirt</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New Orleans native and trumpet virtuoso Al Hirt wowed modern audiences with Dixieland music, becoming a popular Pop-Jazz recording artist on the level of Herb Alpert. Highly respected by his jazz peers, Hirt was one of the few post-'50s crossover stars to hold onto sound that brimmed over with notes, rather than streamlining it into a simpler style. Such Hirt hits as "Java" and "Fancy Pants" are still played on AM easy listening stations, and the album <i>Beauty and the Beard</i>, a collaboration with Ann-Margret, is a sought-after collector's item for the Cocktail music set.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Leon Redbone</title>
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<category>Good Old Days</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:33:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Coleman Hawkins</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Without Coleman Hawkins, the saxophone may never have made it out of the marching band. While playing with Fletcher Henderson's outfit in the 1920s, Hawk did more than put the saxophone on the map; it just didn't sound like it does now until Hawkins came along. When a young trumpeter/cornet player named Louis Armstrong joined Henderson in 1924, Hawkins immediately took notice; by the following year, Hawkins' sax playing had been completely transformed. Like a cliched wine description, his style was fluid, smooth and mellow, yet very robust and masculine -- indeed, it swung into next week. He inspired a legion of very different players, such as Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and Sonny Rollins. Hawkins' 1939 recording of "Body and Soul" remains renown today and is the subject of a Manhattan Transfer song that incorporates his astounding solo into their lyrics.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Sidney Bechet</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sidney Bechet, whose solos are believed to be the first jazz solos recorded, is widely considered to be the most important figure in the evolution of the jazz solo, along with Louis Armstrong. A musical genius, he blew away audiences and musicians alike during the 1920s. Though he fronted strong ensembles, Bechet was almost always the main show; he could spin solo lines that stayed at a stunningly creative level. Yet while Armstrong flourished in the '30s and '40s, Bechet struggled to find an audience, even though his musical powers were still working at a fever pitch. Thankfully, Bechet's career regained momentum and he became one of Europe's biggest musical stars during the 1950s. His style was so perfect that he didn't need to adopt any of Bop's vocabulary -- nobody ever sounded like him. While his name doesn't trip off most Americans' tongues the way Armstrong's does, Bechet remains a beloved icon to the French public, where he was treated like a king until his death in 1959. Every musical library should contain at least one Sidney Bechet album.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Big Joe Turner</title>
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<category>Piano Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Big Joe Turner, not to be confused with the great piano player by the same name, could bring a house down with his earth-shaking power vocals. His voice spanned generations -- he was an important figure singing Boogie Woogie and Jump-Blues, later rocking audiences with classic early rock 'n' roll classics like "Shake, Rattle and Roll."
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Buck Clayton</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the finest mainstream jazz trumpeters, Buck Clayton was not known as a particularly innovative player, but rather one who played with exuberance and displayed a sharp sound. In fact, it is said that the term mainstream was coined in the early 50s to describe Buck Clayton's blend of Dixieland and Bop. Clayton debuted in California in the early 30s at age 21, shortly before taking his own band on a tour of China; he would join Count Basie's band a few years later. Clayton is most revered for his mid-'50s jam sessions recorded in the company of Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims and Johnny Carson's own Tommy Newsom.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Acker Bilk</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Acker Bilk was part of Britain's traditional jazz scene. He plays in the Dixieland and small group Swing style and had a crossover hit, "Stranger on the Shore," with the greasy haired rock fans of the 1950s.
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<title>James Booker</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:14:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[James Booker's unrelenting piano style made him an important figure in New Orleans music, acting as a major influence on Harry Connick Jr. and Dr. John, among others. Booker was a balanced and versatile pianist and organist -- his repetitive right hand sparkles complemented his awe-inspiring left hand's foundation. In terms of singing, he was no Pavarotti, but his quirky ego and raw, gritty style covered any infirmities. His succinct incorporation of Gospel, R&B and jazz made for a dynamic, personal sound that could make even the same song sound entirely different when Booker reinterpreted himself. In addition to creating his own material, Booker valuably backed Freddy King, Aretha Franklin, T-Bone Walker, Ringo Starr and B.B. King, to name a few. His troubles with the law left us with fewer recordings than we might wish for, but enough to fall in love with his funky, soulful sound.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>The Little Willies</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Pinetop Perkins</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Perkins has only begun to lead a band with his powerful vocals and rolling boogie-woogie piano during the last few decades, but his accomplishments as a sideman were crucial to many classic recordings. His work with Muddy Waters in the '70s is enough to put him in the blues hall of fame.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Chris Barber</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Trombonist and band leader Chris Barber is one of the leading lights of Britain's Traditional Jazz scene. Since the early '60s, he has been keeping Dixieland, Traditional Jazz, and swinging Big Band jazz in the forefront of the European public.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>The Dirty Dozen Brass Band</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Legendary Crescent City jazz combo revives the brass band tradition of their hometown, yet injects enough soul and R&B to distance it from other straight Trad Jazz outfits. Beefy Soul Jazz for those prefer their jazz charmingly contorted.
- Charles Hodgkins]]></description>
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<title>Rebirth Brass Band</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Energetic dance and marching songs get a little soul flavor, rolling over fat tuba basslines and in-the-pocket drumming. Funky grooves coming from a large, dynamic brass ensemble.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Mary Lou Williams</title>
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<category>Jazz Piano</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The amazing Mary Lou Williams started out as a stomping stride pianist during the 1920s and went on to put her stamp on practically all forms of acoustic jazz before her death in 1981. Williams was a keen observer who changed with the times, but more importantly, she was also an innovator who influenced the work of everyone from Benny Goodman to Dizzy Gillespie. She is justly celebrated as a trailblazing feminist icon, but in a way this has demeaned Williams' work as a pianist -- her far reaching and joyful recordings remain vital when taken out of social or historical contexts. Williams was also an ace arranger who wrote big band charts for everyone from Tommy Dorsey to Earl Hines during the Swing era.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dr. Michael White</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:35:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Harry "Sweets" Edison</title>
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<category>West Coast Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:40:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sweets Edison earned his moniker from Lester Young when they
played together in Count Basie's band. A mainstay of the Swing
generation, Edison's economical, perfectly phrased trumpet sound fit in with Bop and West Coast Cool (where Edison became a studio powerhouse after being
handpicked by Frank Sinatra as his main soloist in the early 50s).
Sweets recorded a sterling set of albums on his own, but is best
known for his work with Sinatra, Charlie Parker, Nat Cole, Ben Webster, Quincy
Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and just about every other big name in
mainstream jazz. A great raconteur, Sweets has brightened up countless jazz documentaries and oral histories.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Preservation Hall Jazz Band</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Memphis Slim</title>
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<category>Piano Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Recognized as one of the greats among Piano Blues artists, Memphis Slim is probably best known for penning the now standard "Every Day I Get The Blues," a song that's been performed at one time or another by just about every blues artist since it hit in 1940. Cutting his own swathe in the teeming blues scene of post-WWII Chicago with a mixture of boogieing barroom blues and uptown jazzy vocals, Memphis Slim effectively bridged the gap between down-and-dirty blues and more socially acceptable forms of jazz. That means white people liked it. His classy, city-slicker-with-a-fifth style gave birth to a host of similar-minded blues pianists.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Dick Hyman</title>
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<category>Jazz Piano</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The suggestively named Dick Hyman is best known to moviegoers as Woody Allen's main musical man -- he frequently gets to show off his Traditional Jazz piano chops on Allen's soundtracks. Mastering every style from Stride to Swing to Bop to Avant-Garde, Hyman is also loved by Lounge loafers for his bizarre, but always interesting, Moog and synth work of the late 1960s.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Pete Fountain</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:14:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A proud native of New Orleans, clarinetist Pete Fountain is among the most successful of the Dixieland revival musicians. But Fountain does more than just keep the music he loves alive; he possesses a beautiful tone and plays with real honesty, making him a much deeper player than his easy listening reputation implies. While his Dixieland sound recalls that of Benny Goodman and Sidney Bechet, Fountain beat the odds by having his biggest period of success in the 1960s, when his albums regularly landed high on the jazz and pop charts. And even though he began catering more to popular tastes during the 1970s, his playing retained most of its original zing, and he remains a big concert and festival draw today. Audiences know that in live settings, Fountain still breathes Dixieland fire into his licorice stick.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Bix Beiderbecke</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bix Beiderbecke was one the brightest innovators of the early jazz scene. He was a brilliant improviser on the level of Louis Armstrong, but his cornet had a completely different, almost wistful tone -- one of the reasons he is sometimes thought of as a Cool Jazz missing link. He came to fame through his association with the square -- by today's standards -- Paul Whiteman Orchestra, then had more opportunity to sparkle with Frankie Trumbauer and the Chicago Loopers. He became one of the first counter-cultural musical stars by drinking himself to death at an early age. Kirk Douglas played a sanitized variation of Bix in the melodrama <i>Young Man With a Horn</i>.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Teddy Wilson</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This classic jazz pianist leads his band through a definitive version one of the most-played standards in history. Accompanied by muted trumpet, guitar and vibraphone.
- Erin Geiger]]></description>
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<title>Brent Watkins</title>
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<category>Ragtime</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Hoagy Carmichael</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pee Wee Russell</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:56:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Ruby Braff</title>
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<category>Classic Swing</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:36:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cornetist Ruby Braff's music shows how rich jazz was before the Bebop revolution. Braff may be a retro stylist but the wonderful small-group music he creates is timeless rather than nostalgic. He excels at Dixieland rave-ups, dreamy Traditional Jazz ballads, and mid-tempo Swing numbers. He made a couple of swell records with Tony Bennett in the 1970s and his sides with guitarist Howard Alden are pure heaven.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Jimmie Lunceford</title>
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<category>Big Band</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:44:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Earl "Fatha" Hines</title>
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<category>Jazz Piano</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hines was a key figure in the transition from Swing to Bebop -- his offbeat left-hand jabs brought heavy syncopation to his work in Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, and his octave melodies influenced scores of musicians that followed. An important part of Hines' innovation was his acceptance of fresh perceptions in his band -- while others may have felt they were too modern, Hines welcomed Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's new ideas. In addition, fresh-sounding Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine were both featured vocalists in his group at various points. From Big Band to Dixieland ensembles, Hines always played with an effervescent joy, infecting his bands and his piano playing with his unique rhythmic intensity and stylistic individuality.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:13:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Boilermaker Jazz Band</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:58:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Eddie Condon</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:19:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eddie Condon was one of the shining lights of Traditional Jazz. His rhythmic guitar strumming was always tasty, but his real talent lay in getting the hottest musicians together. Condon's joyous jam sessions featured everyone from Louis Armstrong to Red Nichols to Willie "The Lion" Smith. Even if you've lost the farm and your dog just died, his music will make you feel good.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Eubie Blake</title>
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<category>Stride</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:22 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eubie Blake's life could make a great miniseries. He wrote such standards as "Memories of You," played a mean ragtime piano and became the musical George Burns, filling concert halls around the world during his 80s and 90s. When he died at one hundred years old, he was widely considered a key figure in American popular music and a trailblazer for integrating the arts.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Albert Ammons</title>
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<category>Boogie-Woogie</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Albert Ammons was an awesome Boogie-Woogie pianist whose style evolved with the Swing era. His recordings with fellow ivory-key titans Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis will still make your jaw drop 60 years after the fact. The frenetic tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons is his son.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Kermit Ruffins</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ruffins has the air of a born entertainer, as suggested by both his tenure with Rebirth Brass Band and, more recently, as a leader in his own right. Though sometimes erratic, his albums generally rate as quality good-time neo-Traditional Jazz, prominently featuring his scrappy, carefree vocals and Louis Armstrong-inspired trumpeting.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Champion Jack Dupree</title>
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<category>New Orleans Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Champion Jack Dupree's New Orleans piano was one of the characteristic sounds of the Okeh record company's classic blues output. Dupree's laid-back Boogie-Woogie and barrelhouse piano style graced many albums, forging a sound that influenced many players, including Fats Domino and Professor Longhair. His singing was deep and sweet, forming a union with his rhythmic piano (and his acoustic guitar or drumming) in songs about the basics: women, drinking and fighting. Highlights of some of his later collaborations include a pre-Bluesbreakers session with John Mayall and Eric Clapton.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Fletcher Henderson</title>
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<category>Classic Swing</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to discover how Traditional Jazz turned into Swing is to listen to the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Acres of monumental musicians played with Henderson's band -- Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge -- and together they helped change popular music. Henderson's real strength lay in his arrangements (and those of equals such as Benny Carter), which balanced a propulsive rhythmic foundation with complex flourishes and plenty of room for the band to move around in. Henderson had the hottest act on the scene until Duke Ellington appeared in the late 1920s, but Henderson could never keep a group together like the Duke, and he rarely crossed over to white America until he joined Benny Goodman as an arranger in the mid-1930s. After Henderson's stroke in 1950, Goodman repaid his debt to his often overlooked contributor by raising money for his care during the last five years of his life. If you ever need a jolt of pure joy, listen to Henderson's recordings from the '30s, when his band distilled happiness into music.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dukes Of Dixieland</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:49:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Crawdads and Po' Boys are the necessary accompaniment to this music forged in the late '40s. Banjo, clarinet, brass and more draw together for old-time jazz and Dixieland.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ken Peplowski</title>
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<category>Swing</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Peplowski has been a major force in keeping the tradition of small band Swing alive, lighting up performances with his beautiful sax and clarinet lines.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>James P. Johnson</title>
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<category>Stride</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jelly Roll Morton</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jack Teagarden</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:56:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ah, Jack Teagarden. He had it all. Teagarden was jazz's first great trombonist, and he changed the way the slide was used. He sang with an endearing Texas drawl, had Satchmo's phrasing and charm, and the blues billowing out of his every pore. Teagarden hit NYC big in 1928. He recorded with Bessie Smith, Red Nichols, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, and even Louis Armstrong himself. Then he signed an exclusive contract with Paul Whiteman -- a square who hired hip musicians -- in 1933 but was hardly ever featured. In 1939, Teagarden was able to free himself from his contract and start his own band. Competition was fierce during the Swing era and coupled with World War II, his band went bust in 1946. Bing Crosby paid off Teagarden's debts and Teagarden joined Louis Armstrong's group until 1951. After that, he led his own small group to much acclaim until his death from a heart attack in 1963. Teagarden made having the blues feel like a joyous privilege.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Nicholas Payton</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As a member of the Young Lions along with saxophonist Joshua Redman and guitarist Mark Whitfield, Nicholas Payton helped revitalize jazz with his fiery chops and warm tone. His trumpet skills are phenomenal -- this is the type of player who is unhindered by any technical challenges while also being blessed with mature musicality. In terms of his stylistic approach, Payton plays 1960s Hard Bop with a strong New Orleans influence -- not only can he play, he knows the music's history and proves it by effectively linking its past with its future. Payton's writing becomes stronger with each successive album, consistently incorporating progressive instrumentation and textures into his compositions. His work offers further proof that jazz is not dead.]]></description>
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<title>The Dixieland All Stars</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Relaxed jam session recordings from a lineup including Pee Wee Russell, Jo Jones, Buck Clayton and Bud Freeman. Repertoire is standard Traditional Jazz, but the performances reflect the musicians' Swing backgrounds and mostly feature individual solos in lieu of collective improvisation.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Sam Butera</title>
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<category>Vintage Lounge</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:06:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Jools Holland</title>
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<category>Swing Revival</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:34:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The irrepressible Jools Holland is well-known to Americans for his stint as Squeeze's keyboardist, as well as for his charismatic co-hosting of the TV series <i>Night Music</i> with David Sanborn in the late 1980s. He's the musically talented answer to David Letterman in Great Britain, where <i>Later With Jools Holland</i> places him in a wonderfully intimate "chat and play" format with such guests as Paul Weller and the Beautiful South. His own solo albums are a frothy, pub-friendly mix of classic R&B, Jump Blues and Ska -- think of a Swing Revival version of Madness or Ian Dury.
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<title>Paul Whiteman</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Kenny Ball</title>
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<category>Traditional Jazz/Dixieland</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:19 -0800</pubDate>
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