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The Dixie Stompers – At Westminster College
The Dixie Stompers – At Westminster College Delmark DE 204 (2007) Compact Disc This 1957 recording has not been available since the original LP issue which has been out of print for decades. In addition to the live concert at Westminster College this new CD also features recordings in the intimate setting of informal home…
The Albert Nicholas-Art Hodes Quartet – The New Orleans-Chicago Connection
The Albert Nicholas-Art Hodes Quartet – The New Orleans-Chicago Connection Delmark DE 207 Compact Disc (1997) Legendary pianist Art Hodes was on the jazz scene since the late 20s, working with such stalwarts as Sidney Bechet, Frank Teschemaker, George Brunis and many more. Over the decades he recorded for numerous labels including many successful sides…
Clem Raymond with Dick Oxtot – The Lost Clarinet
Clem Raymond with Dick Oxtot – The Lost Clarinet Delmark DE 208 Compact Disc Clarinetist Clem Raymond moved to Claifornia from New Orleans in 1916. He was discovered by Dick Oxtot in the Bay Area and recorded in 1958 in a pianoless full-band as well as quartet and trio formats. This is an historic and…
Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh! By Jingo
Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh By Jingo Delmark DE 210 (1997) Compact Disc Banjo player and vocalist Clancy Hayes is well known to two generations of traditional jazz fans who remember his hit recordings with Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz band. Appearing at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago he decided to make this…
Earl Hines – At Home
Earl Hines – At Home Delmark DD 212 (1997) Compact Disc Earl Hines is known as one of the best jazz pianists of all-time. Count Basie said Earl is “the greatest piano player in the world.” In his liner notes, Stanley Dance reports, “Everyone who has heard these performances-musicians and critics alike-has recognized them as…
Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips
Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips Delmark DE 216 Compact Disc The Memphis Nighthawks came together in Champaign-Urbana, IL, where members of the University of Illinois Jazz Band joined up, taking their name from a 1932 recording-though neither group came from Memphis. Ron DeWar (soprano sax, clarinet, C Melody sax) has since worked in Chicago, notably…
Art Hodes – Up in Volly’s Room
Art Hodes – Up in Volly’s Room Delmark DE 217 Compact Disc (1992) After a few tasty duets with longtime bassist Truck Parham, Art Hodes focuses on the considerable–if not yet recognized–talents of the first Chicago jazz clarinetist, Volly DeFaut. By 1972, the clarinet had practically disappeared from the jazz scene outside New Orleans. Hodes…
Jim Beebe’s Chicago Jazz – Saturday Night Function
Jim Beebe’s Chicago Jazz – Saturday Night Function Delmark DE 218 Compact Disc (2001) Trombonist Jim Beebe recorded two swinging LPs for Delmark in the late ’70s which have been combined here into one CD. Jim’s long list of credits include work with Bob Scobey, the Jazz Ltd. Band, and twice touring the country with…
