Minor Hall Archives - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Record Shelves #267 – Savoy Blues – Now I happen to stumble upon a Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band recording again. The LP presents interesting things meant to be “gap filling for collectors”.This one from AFRS Jubilee Broadcast and was recorded in Hollywood (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #264 – South Side Strut – A very good 1957 “Good Time Jazz” release is spinning. It always puts me in a good mood; it is so well recorded and well played, and even the sleeve is funny, with good information on the back. “Piano Professor” Don Ewell is (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #233 – Careless Love – In the 1970s when cassette radios came about, I sometimes recorded our gigs. One of the guys I played with got extremely nervous, so I had to hide the machine in a bag and put it near the loudspeakers. This live recording (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #228 – Copenhagen – While listening to this LP, I read on the cover where there is an interesting recipe for “creole crayfish bisque”, and I think I will have to try that one day.Kid Ory, the great veteran of New Orleans jazz, had different versions of (…) read more and listenread more and listen