From the Record Shelves #189 - I Wonder What’s Become of Joe?From the Record Shelves #189 – I Wonder What’s Become of Joe? – This is happy music. First of all, the aim is to entertain and make people dance. Secondly, it’s made during the Roaring Twenties (1926) when many young people in the US had a good time. Then, thirdly (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #110 - After You’ve GoneFrom the Record Shelves #110 – After You’ve Gone. During the pandemic Ate Van Delden’s biography of Adrian Rollini made good company, and he is also involved in this CD release with 26 well-preserved tracks from 1924-27. During this period (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #79 - Somebody Stole My GalFrom the Record Shelves #79 – Somebody Stole My Gal. The Spanish-American pianist Fred Elizalde played an important part as a jazz pioneer in England in the 1920s. As a student at Cambridge he organized a band and after having a certain success with this he (…) read more and listenread more and listen