Tag: Lamar Wright

From the Record Shelves #199 - 18th Street StrutFrom the Record Shelves #199 – 18th Street Strut – Kansas City had a hectic nightlife in the twenties, and on the music scene Bennie Moten’s Orchestra was dominating. Among their early output on records, there are many nice things with a blues feeling and hot playing (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #72 - Nobody’s SweetheartFrom the Record Shelves #72 – Nobody’s Sweetheart. This is a lively record! A good hot band with eager soloists playing some well known tunes, some of them in breakneck tempo, and some specialties. And in front the strong personality of the singer (…) read more and listenread more and listen