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    Jazz O’Maniacs – Sunset Cafe Stomp

    Jazz O’Maniacs – Sunset Cafe Stomp Delmark DE 244 Compact Disc – Also Available on DVD! This traditional jazz group from Hamburg, Germany came to Meyers Ace Hardware on 35th Street in Chicago to perform at what was once the famous Sunset Cafe where Louis Armstrong played in the ’30s. The building is an official…

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      Edward Petersen – Upward Spiral

      Edward Petersen – Upward Spiral Delmark 445 (1990) The Edward Petersen Quintet has been appearing weekly at Chicago’s well known jazz club, The Green Mill, for about three years. The music on this album is a sampling of that which the group performs in a “live” situation. These recordings were done directly to a two…

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      DE 493

        Roscoe Mitchell – Sound Songs

        Roscoe Mitchell – Sound Songs Delmark 2DE 493 (1994) 2-CD Set A 2-CD set of brand new solo performances of horns and percussion. Roscoe Mitchell (one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the AACM) is perhaps THE crucial figure in the discovery that a lone individual could be a self-sufficient medium…

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          Willie Buck – The Life I Love

          Willie Buck – The Life I Love Delmark DE 805 (2015) Compact Disc With Louis Myers, Dave Myers, Mac Simmons and Big Moose Walker! Blues vocalist Willie Buck was born in 1937 in the small town of Houston, Mississippi. Willie performed on what became known as the “Chittlin Circuit” bouncing between Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, North…

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            Earl Hines – At The Party

            Earl Hines – At The Party Delmark DE 535 Compact Disc (2004) Earl Hines moved to Chicago in 1926 at the age of 21 where he began his association with Louis Armstrong whom he recorded with. Hines is recognized as a major innovator in the development of jazz piano. He was also a major band…

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              Luther Allison – Love Me Mama

              Luther Allison – Love Me Mama Delmark DE 625 Compact Disc (1996) Luther Allison was the most popular and critically acclaimed blues artist of 1996, winning 5 W.C. Handy Awards and Living Blues Awards for Blues Artist of the Year, Most Outstanding Guitarist, Best Live Performer, Best Album and Best Song. Allison is a member…

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                Karen Carroll – Had My Fun

                Karen Carroll – Had My Fun Delmark 680 The first four songs on Had My Fun will transport you to front row center so that you can experience an actual Karen Carroll club performance. Karen is such a natural entertainer that it’s easy to get caught up in her show and never consciously realize that…

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