Tag: Eddie Durham

From the Record Shelves #334 - My Blue HeavenFrom the Record Shelves #334 -My Blue Heaven – As a person, Artie Shaw survived all of his competitors in the big band business, and at the end, he was rather critical of them, especially when it came to their choice of repertoire. But in a spoken interview that introduces the album, he is very proud of his (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #282- New Vine Street BluesFrom the Record Shelves #282 – New Vine Street Blues – This beautiful mood piece is a remake of an early Benny Moten recording from 1924. Now we are in the depression, and it’s 1930. The number is not a conventional 12-bar blues but has an unusual 24-bar structure and (…) read more and listenread more and listen