From the Record Shelves #261 - Linger AwhileFrom the Record Shelves #261 – Linger Awhile – I was old enough to work, and I had some money to spend. I went and ordered some records. It took time, but finally I got a letter saying that they had one of them, and it was this one. Was I disappointed? No way (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #173 - 31st Street BluesFrom the Record Shelves #173 – 31st Street Blues – When I started to listen to jazz, I learned many things from the books. One often repeated “truth” was that Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra was nothing but a common dance orchestra until Louis (…) read more and listenread more and listen