1944 Archives - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Record Shelves #303 – Panama – Here is another short and lively rendition of the traditional jazz tune “Panama.” Orson Welles’ is the announcer who lets you know the personnel of “The New Orleans All Stars.” Big names that either have kept themselves (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #293 – The Sheik of Araby – More from Eddie Condon today! This LP contains 1944 recordings for World, a company that offered specially recorded music to radio stations. On the two LPs we get, in addition to the released takes, unissued ones (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #202 – Rose of Washington Square – Milt Gabler had a record shop since 1926 in Manhattan, across the street from the Commodore Hotel. In the thirties, he sold mostly reissues of the jazz classics from the 1920s, and one day he said to (…) read more and listenread more and listen