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    Jimmy Burns – Night Time Again

    Jimmy Burns – Night Time Again Delmark DE 730 (1999) Compact Disc During a live set of Jimmy’s music you’re likely to hear his powerful interpretations of songs by Elmore James and Muddy Waters alongside those by Curtis Mayfield and Ray Charles, plus Jimmy’s own thoroughly contemporary originals. “Jimmy Burns accompanies his soulful, countrified voice…

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      Robert Nighthawk – Bricks In My Pillow

      Robert Nighthawk – Bricks In My Pillow Pearl PL-11 [United Series] LP Record Robert Nighthawk recorded for United at its first day of sessions and two of United’s first five releases were by “Robert Nighthawk and his Nighthawks Band”. He had a national hit in late ’49 on Aristocrat and perhaps United envisioned Nighthawk as…

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        Quintus McCormick Blues Band – Hey Jodie!

        Quintus McCormick Blues Band – Hey Jodie! Delmark DE 801 (2009) Compact Disc Quintus McCormick has toured the world with some of the most important blues artists including James Cotton, Otis Clay, A.C. Reed, and Lefty Dizz. Working as a sideman, Quintus’ reputation as a brilliant guitarist, gifted songwriter, and astonishing vocalist spread like wildfire….

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          Jim Robinson – Economy Hall Breakdown

          Jim Robinson – Economy Hall Breakdown Delmark DE 235 (2007) Compact Disc Trombonist Jim Robinson played professionally from World War I on. In the 1920s he made his first recordings as a member of the Sam Morgan Jazz Band. He gained greater fame with the resurgence of interest in early New Orleans jazz as a…

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            Johnny Burgin – Live

            Johnny Burgin – Live Delmark DE 858 (2019) My thing has always been live music. Going to shows, booking shows, playing shows. Playing with the best musicians I could. More than anything, I loved the feeling of getting in the van and going. Even better, once I got there, I love the feeling of knockin’…

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              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…

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                Howard Alden + Andy Brown Quartet – Heavy Artillery

                Howard Alden + Andy Brown Quartet – Heavy Artillery Delmark DE 5008 Compact Disc (2013) New York guitarist Howard Alden and Chicago guitarist Andy Brown co-lead a swinging two-guitar quartet session. Playing a mix of standards, Brazilian tunes, and songs by fellow jazz guitarists, this recording documents a fifteen-year relationship between the two musicians. “Howard…

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