From the Record Shelves #260 - St. Louis BluesFrom the Record Shelves #260 – St. Louis Blues – Elderly gentlemen playing like young guys, but I wonder if they felt that they had to use as much energy as here, back in the days when Oscar “Papa” Celestin on cornet and maybe some of the others on the LP played in (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #242 - In the EveningFrom the Record Shelves #242 – In the Evening – I made my first trip to Paris in 1969 and came back with an LP featuring one of my idols. It starts with this tune by Leroy Carr. I put it on the turntable, and the outstanding vocal performance, the guitar playing, and (…) read more and listenread more and listen