Neglected masters in the fields of orchestral dance music, acoustic-era jazz, and early blues get their due in Archeophone’s Jazz, Dance & Blues series. These are artists and songs that occupy a liminal space between the old–the 19th century sounds of ragtime, classical vocals, and military bands–and the modern sounds of hot jazz and the crooners of the late 1920s. Traditionally, by not belonging firmly in one camp or another, the acts featured in this series have been consigned to the wastebin of history. Archeophone is rescuing these interesting acts: sometimes well-known performers never before reissued, sometimes people you may not have heard of–but you’ll be glad you do now. Our Jazz, Dance & Blues artists were technically exacting, highly accomplished players and singers, and now they are receiving a second listen.
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Centennial
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band / Various Artists
Released: August 30, 2024 • Catalogue: ARCH 6014 • UPC: 860003210093
The 1923 recordings by King Oliver’s working Chicago band are the stuff of legend. Nothing like them had ever been heard on record before, and nothing in jazz would be the same afterward. Here, for the first time, all 37 sides are presented—in release order—on two LPs and two CDs, along with 55 additional tracks (on CDs 3 and 4) that allow us to understand these musical giants not only as innovators but also as products of the acoustic-era recording industry. With all-new restorations and remastering by Richard Martin, these selections have never sounded better. Further, there’s an 80-page book included, where GRAMMY-winning author Ricky Riccardi insightfully tells the story of the relationship between “Papa Joe” Oliver and “Little Louis” Armstrong and gives detailed notes on the tracks. Produced by Archeophone’s Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, GRAMMY-winning producers of Lost Sounds. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of these landmark records! List price: $114.95
After Midnight
Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras
Released: May 17, 2024 • Catalogue: ARCH 6013 • UPC: 198168060391
As a founding member of the all-Black Clef Club, Washington DC-born-and-raised Ford T. Dabney helped revolutionize 1910s society dance music with his chief collaborator, James Reese Europe. In 1916, his syncopated orchestra began a multi-year residency with Flo Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, an after-hours show staged in New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre rooftop garden. Subsequently, Dabney’s Band made several dozen records for the Aeolian-Vocalion Company, pioneers in vertically-cut longer-playing records. When Prohibition forced the Frolic to close, Dabney moved on musically as well as professionally, making a few standout jazz records for the famed Paramount label. Highlights of the 48 tracks on these two CDs include “That’s It,” “The Dancing Deacon,” “Bugle Call Blues,” “Lassus Trombone,” “Slidin’ Sid,” “Rainy Day Blues,” and “Camp Meeting Blues.” Notes in the 36-page booklet by Tim Brooks, author of Lost Sounds. List price: $28.99
The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
Various Artists
Released: July 14, 2023 • Catalogue: ARCH 6012 • UPC: 860003210079
2023 Grammy Nominee: Best Historical Album
Like Icarus flying dangerously close to the sun, Loren McMurray was an all-too-bright flame in the nascent field of jazz recordings. Dead at only 25, and having made records for just two years, “Mac” was a genuine musical pioneer. His trailblazing sides offered many listeners their first real taste of jazz saxophone, and his signature performance style revolutionized dance music. Today, his recordings provide an unparalleled glimpse into the saxophone’s transformation from just-another-voice in the band to a signature sound of jazz. Featuring 2 CDs with 50 selections and an 80-page booklet by Grammy-nominated authors Colin Hancock and Mark Berresford, The Moaninest Moan presents the story and sounds of Loren McMurray, from his early days of making music in Kansas to his final sides recorded in New York. List price: $32.99
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business
Various Artists
Released: February 21, 2020 • Catalogue: ARCH 6011 • UPC: 860003210000
2020 Grammy Nominee, Best Album Notes
Under the pseudonym “Carl Fenton,” Gus Haenschen led some of the tightest orchestra recordings of the 1920s—but he also oversaw the musical direction at the Brunswick label, where he signed Isham Jones, Al Jolson, Nick Lucas, Abe Lyman, the Happiness Boys, and even Charlie Chaplin. Haenschen probably would not have gotten that job had it not been for his reputation as a musically innovative student of Scott Joplin—and especially for his recording of six personal sides in 1916 that are the stuff of legend. All but a couple were thought lost to history, but now, together with researcher Colin Hancock, Archeophone is proud to present all six of Haenschen’s explosive 1916 recordings, along with 19 other tracks that show his influence on the music industry. Move over ODJB. These six sides change the game, and they and their creator, Gus Haenschen, are the missing link between ragtime and jazz. List price: $16.99
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra
Various Artists
Released: June 1, 2018 • Catalogue: ARCH 6010 • UPC: 868490000258
America was hot to trot in 1913, when a craze for social dancing swept across the nation. Vernon and Irene Castle were the faces of that cultural revolution—and the soundtrack was composed by James Reese Europe and played by his bands. An esteemed musician, bandleader, and labor organizer on behalf of his fellow African Americans, Europe described his cohort’s musical innovations as "the product of our souls." This compilation presents for the first time all eight sides recorded by Europe’s Society Orchestra in 1913 and 1914, and it contrasts them with recordings of the same material by studio bands made contemporaneously. Also included are selections composed by Europe but recorded by other stars of the day, showing Europe’s depth and influence. In the enclosed 56-page booklet, author David Gilbert gives incisive musical and cultural analysis, establishing James Reese Europe’s prominence of position among the great musical forces of the 20th century. Companion to the book, The Product of Our Souls: Ragtime, Race, and the Birth of the Manhattan Musical Marketplace, published by the University of North Carolina Press, 2016. List price: $17.99
Songs of the Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra
Released: September 11, 2015 • Catalogue: ARCH 6009 • UPC: 778632907416
It took a violin virtuoso leading the band at an upscale New York hotel to turn the world of dance records upside down. Eschewing the cold, impersonal arrangements of military bands, Joseph C. Smith brought a warmth and intimacy to the soundtrack of the 1910s dance craze–always with taste and discipline. He reinvigorated the waltz, helped standardize the fox trot, incorporated vocal refrains, and introduced many future classics. For a brief moment, the night belonged to Maestro Smith. Featuring 47 tracks recorded between 1916 and 1925, these two CDs and 32-page booklet tell the story of Smith’s career and the innovations he pioneered. Researcher Ryan Barna has uncovered new information on Smith’s life and shares valuable insights into the bandleader’s singular contributions during the rapidly-changing world of early-century dance music. Smith was the first bandleader to introduce vocal refrains on dance records, and you can hear old industry pros Harry Macdonough on songs such as “Smiles” and “Peggy” and Billy Murray on “Ching-a-Ling’s Jazz Bazaar.” Moreover, Smith provided a launching pad for many top musicians, who perform their solo specialties here, including trombonist Harry Raderman; xylophonists Teddy Brown and George Hamilton Green; pianists Hugo Frey, Harry Akst and William Bergé; and saxophonist Rudy Wiedoeft. Smith himself provides sometimes beautiful (“Missouri Waltz”), sometimes scorching violin work (“Sally”) throughout the proceedings. List price: $27.99
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
Released: August 19, 2014 • Catalogue: ARCH 6008 • UPC: 778632906754
Years before writing “It Had to Be You,” Isham Jones honed his craft at Mann’s Rainbo Gardens in Chicago—composing, arranging, and perfecting songs that he and his band performed nightly before the dinner-and-dance patrons. Jones’ style, capturing elements of the social dance craze of the 1910s and anticipating the jazz revolution of the 1920s, offers a rare glimpse into the beginnings of the era of great American dance bands. This two-CD set presents all 37 sides Jones’ Rainbo Orchestra recorded in 1920 and includes a 32-page booklet, with notes by Grammy-nominated author and trombonist David Sager, exploring Isham’s earliest years, his gift for tuneful arrangements, and his importance as an architect of the American dance band. List price: $27.99
Broadway’s Favorite Clowns
Six Brown Brothers
Released: April 20, 2010 • Catalogue: ARCH 6007 • UPC: 778632904064
With 24 tracks, Broadway’s Favorite Clowns features the selections not included in our first collection of the Six Brown Brothers’ work. Brown Brothers expert Bruce Vermazen again provides the notes and research, and the set is packaged with a 24 page full-color booklet with rare photos and illustrations. List price: $16.99
"Ain’t Gonna Settle Down": The Pioneering Blues of Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
Released: May 15, 2008 • Catalogue: ARCH 6006 • UPC: 778632901483
“Ain’t Gonna Settle Down” features all 14 recordings made by the obscure but remarkable cabaret star Mary Stafford in 1921 and 1926 and 32 selections by Louisville-born Edith Wilson, covering her entire released repertoire from 1921 to 1930. A handsomely illustrated 32-page booklet with notes by blues scholar Steve Tracy accompanies the two CDs. These records have never sounded better, and for the first time they are presented with the care they deserve. List price: $28.99
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 2
Art Hickman’s Orchestra
Released: October 2, 2005 • Catalogue: ARCH 6005 • UPC: 777215109018
The San Francisco Sound: Volume 2 compiles 25 selections from Hickman’s 1920-1921 sessions together with extensive notes by Bruce Vermazen in a 24-page booklet. The follow-up to our first collection of Art Hickman’s recordings, this second volume brings to a close thestory of the influential band’s dominance of dance floors on both U.S. coasts. List price: $16.49
Jazzin’ Straight Thru’ Paradise
Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band
Released: December 14, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6004 • UPC: 777215107045
Vaudevillian Wilbur C. Sweatman impressed audiences by playing three clarinets at once, but he was more than just a novelty. A transitional figure in the move away from ragtime and into jazz, Sweatman and his band were the hottest and the best players of the Dixieland style of jazz that erupted onto the American music scene in the late 1910s. 25 tracks, including the complete Columbia releases of Sweatman’s band recorded from 1918 to 1920, along with one rarity, the Little Wonder (5-1/2″ disc) of “Lonesome Road.” The 24-page booklet with writing by Harlem Renaissance scholar Steve Tracy features an overview of Sweatman’s life, detailed and informative notes on the selections, and a persuasive argument for Sweatman’s place in the early jazz pantheon. List price: $16.49
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 1
Art Hickman’s Orchestra
Released: August 31, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6003 • UPC: 777215106932
The San Francisco Sound compiles 25 selections from Hickman’s 1919-1920 sessions together with extensive notes by Bruce Vermazen in a 24-page booklet. Hickman’s sound influenced big band 20 years later, but you will be amazed at just how hot these guys could play! List price: $16.49
Those Moaning Saxophones
Six Brown Brothers
Released: February 24, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6002 • UPC: 777215105508
26 tracks, recorded between 1911 and 1927, spanning the entire career of this saxophone troupe that started the “saxophone craze” of the 1910s, and comprising roughly half of their recorded output. Beautiful 24-page, full-color booklet contains extensive notes by Brown Brothers expert Bruce Vermazen, and it includes uncommon illustrations from Vermazen’s personal collection. Of special note is the inclusion of three previously unreleased tracks, particularly one in which leader Tom Brown performs his legendary “abandoned-bride” routine–a humorous interplay between a full orchestra and the consummate saxophonist showing his full bag of tricks. List price: $16.99
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920-1921
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Released: October 4, 2003 • Catalogue: ARCH 6001 • UPC: 777215105508
Complete releases from sessions between September 1920 and September 1921 in Camden and Chicago; 26 tracks and over 79 minutes total. A packed 28-page booklet reveals previously unknown details about the life and business of impresario Edgar A. Benson, the man who controlled the dance-band scene in Chicago for many years. This is the band that popularized “stop-time” rhythm and launched the career of pianist and arranger Roy Bargy, later of Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra. List price: $16.49
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920-1921
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Released: October 4, 2003 • Catalogue: ARCH 6001 • UPC: 777215105508
Complete releases from sessions between September 1920 and September 1921 in Camden and Chicago; 26 tracks and over 79 minutes total. A packed 28-page booklet reveals previously unknown details about the life and business of impresario Edgar A. Benson, the man who controlled the dance-band scene in Chicago for many years. This is the band that popularized “stop-time” rhythm and launched the career of pianist and arranger Roy Bargy, later of Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra. List price: $16.49
After Midnight
Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras
Released: May 17, 2024 • Catalogue: ARCH 6013 • UPC: 198168060391
As a founding member of the all-Black Clef Club, Washington DC-born-and-raised Ford T. Dabney helped revolutionize 1910s society dance music with his chief collaborator, James Reese Europe. In 1916, his syncopated orchestra began a multi-year residency with Flo Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, an after-hours show staged in New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre rooftop garden. Subsequently, Dabney’s Band made several dozen records for the Aeolian-Vocalion Company, pioneers in vertically-cut longer-playing records. When Prohibition forced the Frolic to close, Dabney moved on musically as well as professionally, making a few standout jazz records for the famed Paramount label. Highlights of the 48 tracks on these two CDs include “That’s It,” “The Dancing Deacon,” “Bugle Call Blues,” “Lassus Trombone,” “Slidin’ Sid,” “Rainy Day Blues,” and “Camp Meeting Blues.” Notes in the 36-page booklet by Tim Brooks, author of Lost Sounds. List price: $28.99
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 1
Art Hickman’s Orchestra
Released: August 31, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6003 • UPC: 777215106932
The San Francisco Sound compiles 25 selections from Hickman’s 1919-1920 sessions together with extensive notes by Bruce Vermazen in a 24-page booklet. Hickman’s sound influenced big band 20 years later, but you will be amazed at just how hot these guys could play! List price: $16.49
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 2
Art Hickman’s Orchestra
Released: October 2, 2005 • Catalogue: ARCH 6005 • UPC: 777215109018
The San Francisco Sound: Volume 2 compiles 25 selections from Hickman’s 1920-1921 sessions together with extensive notes by Bruce Vermazen in a 24-page booklet. The follow-up to our first collection of Art Hickman’s recordings, this second volume brings to a close thestory of the influential band’s dominance of dance floors on both U.S. coasts. List price: $16.49
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
Released: August 19, 2014 • Catalogue: ARCH 6008 • UPC: 778632906754
Years before writing “It Had to Be You,” Isham Jones honed his craft at Mann’s Rainbo Gardens in Chicago—composing, arranging, and perfecting songs that he and his band performed nightly before the dinner-and-dance patrons. Jones’ style, capturing elements of the social dance craze of the 1910s and anticipating the jazz revolution of the 1920s, offers a rare glimpse into the beginnings of the era of great American dance bands. This two-CD set presents all 37 sides Jones’ Rainbo Orchestra recorded in 1920 and includes a 32-page booklet, with notes by Grammy-nominated author and trombonist David Sager, exploring Isham’s earliest years, his gift for tuneful arrangements, and his importance as an architect of the American dance band. List price: $27.99
Centennial
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band / Various Artists
Released: August 30, 2024 • Catalogue: ARCH 6014 • UPC: 860003210093
The 1923 recordings by King Oliver’s working Chicago band are the stuff of legend. Nothing like them had ever been heard on record before, and nothing in jazz would be the same afterward. Here, for the first time, all 37 sides are presented—in release order—on two LPs and two CDs, along with 55 additional tracks (on CDs 3 and 4) that allow us to understand these musical giants not only as innovators but also as products of the acoustic-era recording industry. With all-new restorations and remastering by Richard Martin, these selections have never sounded better. Further, there’s an 80-page book included, where GRAMMY-winning author Ricky Riccardi insightfully tells the story of the relationship between “Papa Joe” Oliver and “Little Louis” Armstrong and gives detailed notes on the tracks. Produced by Archeophone’s Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, GRAMMY-winning producers of Lost Sounds. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of these landmark records! List price: $114.95
Those Moaning Saxophones
Six Brown Brothers
Released: February 24, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6002 • UPC: 777215105508
26 tracks, recorded between 1911 and 1927, spanning the entire career of this saxophone troupe that started the “saxophone craze” of the 1910s, and comprising roughly half of their recorded output. Beautiful 24-page, full-color booklet contains extensive notes by Brown Brothers expert Bruce Vermazen, and it includes uncommon illustrations from Vermazen’s personal collection. Of special note is the inclusion of three previously unreleased tracks, particularly one in which leader Tom Brown performs his legendary “abandoned-bride” routine–a humorous interplay between a full orchestra and the consummate saxophonist showing his full bag of tricks. List price: $16.99
Broadway’s Favorite Clowns
Six Brown Brothers
Released: April 20, 2010 • Catalogue: ARCH 6007 • UPC: 778632904064
With 24 tracks, Broadway’s Favorite Clowns features the selections not included in our first collection of the Six Brown Brothers’ work. Brown Brothers expert Bruce Vermazen again provides the notes and research, and the set is packaged with a 24 page full-color booklet with rare photos and illustrations. List price: $16.99
Songs of the Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra
Released: September 11, 2015 • Catalogue: ARCH 6009 • UPC: 778632907416
It took a violin virtuoso leading the band at an upscale New York hotel to turn the world of dance records upside down. Eschewing the cold, impersonal arrangements of military bands, Joseph C. Smith brought a warmth and intimacy to the soundtrack of the 1910s dance craze–always with taste and discipline. He reinvigorated the waltz, helped standardize the fox trot, incorporated vocal refrains, and introduced many future classics. For a brief moment, the night belonged to Maestro Smith. Featuring 47 tracks recorded between 1916 and 1925, these two CDs and 32-page booklet tell the story of Smith’s career and the innovations he pioneered. Researcher Ryan Barna has uncovered new information on Smith’s life and shares valuable insights into the bandleader’s singular contributions during the rapidly-changing world of early-century dance music. Smith was the first bandleader to introduce vocal refrains on dance records, and you can hear old industry pros Harry Macdonough on songs such as “Smiles” and “Peggy” and Billy Murray on “Ching-a-Ling’s Jazz Bazaar.” Moreover, Smith provided a launching pad for many top musicians, who perform their solo specialties here, including trombonist Harry Raderman; xylophonists Teddy Brown and George Hamilton Green; pianists Hugo Frey, Harry Akst and William Bergé; and saxophonist Rudy Wiedoeft. Smith himself provides sometimes beautiful (“Missouri Waltz”), sometimes scorching violin work (“Sally”) throughout the proceedings. List price: $27.99
"Ain’t Gonna Settle Down": The Pioneering Blues of Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
Released: May 15, 2008 • Catalogue: ARCH 6006 • UPC: 778632901483
“Ain’t Gonna Settle Down” features all 14 recordings made by the obscure but remarkable cabaret star Mary Stafford in 1921 and 1926 and 32 selections by Louisville-born Edith Wilson, covering her entire released repertoire from 1921 to 1930. A handsomely illustrated 32-page booklet with notes by blues scholar Steve Tracy accompanies the two CDs. These records have never sounded better, and for the first time they are presented with the care they deserve. List price: $28.99
Jazzin’ Straight Thru’ Paradise
Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band
Released: December 14, 2004 • Catalogue: ARCH 6004 • UPC: 777215107045
Vaudevillian Wilbur C. Sweatman impressed audiences by playing three clarinets at once, but he was more than just a novelty. A transitional figure in the move away from ragtime and into jazz, Sweatman and his band were the hottest and the best players of the Dixieland style of jazz that erupted onto the American music scene in the late 1910s. 25 tracks, including the complete Columbia releases of Sweatman’s band recorded from 1918 to 1920, along with one rarity, the Little Wonder (5-1/2″ disc) of “Lonesome Road.” The 24-page booklet with writing by Harlem Renaissance scholar Steve Tracy features an overview of Sweatman’s life, detailed and informative notes on the selections, and a persuasive argument for Sweatman’s place in the early jazz pantheon. List price: $16.49
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business
Various Artists
Released: February 21, 2020 • Catalogue: ARCH 6011 • UPC: 860003210000
2020 Grammy Nominee, Best Album Notes
Under the pseudonym “Carl Fenton,” Gus Haenschen led some of the tightest orchestra recordings of the 1920s—but he also oversaw the musical direction at the Brunswick label, where he signed Isham Jones, Al Jolson, Nick Lucas, Abe Lyman, the Happiness Boys, and even Charlie Chaplin. Haenschen probably would not have gotten that job had it not been for his reputation as a musically innovative student of Scott Joplin—and especially for his recording of six personal sides in 1916 that are the stuff of legend. All but a couple were thought lost to history, but now, together with researcher Colin Hancock, Archeophone is proud to present all six of Haenschen’s explosive 1916 recordings, along with 19 other tracks that show his influence on the music industry. Move over ODJB. These six sides change the game, and they and their creator, Gus Haenschen, are the missing link between ragtime and jazz. List price: $16.99
The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
Various Artists
Released: July 14, 2023 • Catalogue: ARCH 6012 • UPC: 860003210079
2023 Grammy Nominee: Best Historical Album
Like Icarus flying dangerously close to the sun, Loren McMurray was an all-too-bright flame in the nascent field of jazz recordings. Dead at only 25, and having made records for just two years, “Mac” was a genuine musical pioneer. His trailblazing sides offered many listeners their first real taste of jazz saxophone, and his signature performance style revolutionized dance music. Today, his recordings provide an unparalleled glimpse into the saxophone’s transformation from just-another-voice in the band to a signature sound of jazz. Featuring 2 CDs with 50 selections and an 80-page booklet by Grammy-nominated authors Colin Hancock and Mark Berresford, The Moaninest Moan presents the story and sounds of Loren McMurray, from his early days of making music in Kansas to his final sides recorded in New York. List price: $32.99
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra
Various Artists
Released: June 1, 2018 • Catalogue: ARCH 6010 • UPC: 868490000258
America was hot to trot in 1913, when a craze for social dancing swept across the nation. Vernon and Irene Castle were the faces of that cultural revolution—and the soundtrack was composed by James Reese Europe and played by his bands. An esteemed musician, bandleader, and labor organizer on behalf of his fellow African Americans, Europe described his cohort’s musical innovations as "the product of our souls." This compilation presents for the first time all eight sides recorded by Europe’s Society Orchestra in 1913 and 1914, and it contrasts them with recordings of the same material by studio bands made contemporaneously. Also included are selections composed by Europe but recorded by other stars of the day, showing Europe’s depth and influence. In the enclosed 56-page booklet, author David Gilbert gives incisive musical and cultural analysis, establishing James Reese Europe’s prominence of position among the great musical forces of the 20th century. Companion to the book, The Product of Our Souls: Ragtime, Race, and the Birth of the Manhattan Musical Marketplace, published by the University of North Carolina Press, 2016. List price: $17.99
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920-1921
The Benson Orchestra of Chicago
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The Benson Orchestra of Chicago
List price: $16.49
After Midnight
Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras
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Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras
List price: $28.99
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 1
Art Hickman's Orchestra
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Art Hickman's Orchestra
List price: $16.49
The San Francisco Sound, Volume 2
Art Hickman's Orchestra
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Art Hickman's Orchestra
List price: $16.49
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
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Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
List price: $27.99
Centennial
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band / Various Artists
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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band / Various Artists
List price: $114.95
Those Moaning Saxophones
Six Brown Brothers
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Six Brown Brothers
List price: $16.99
Broadway's Favorite Clowns
Six Brown Brothers
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Six Brown Brothers
List price: $16.99
Songs of the Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
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Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
List price: $27.99
"Ain't Gonna Settle Down": The Pioneering Blues of Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
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Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson
List price: $28.99
Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise
Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
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Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
List price: $16.49
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business
Various Artists
QuickviewThe Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business
Various Artists
Under the pseudonym “Carl Fenton,” Gus Haenschen led some of the tightest orchestra recordings of the 1920s—but he also oversaw the musical direction at the Brunswick label, where he signed Isham Jones, Al Jolson, Nick Lucas, Abe Lyman, the Happiness Boys, and even Charlie Chaplin. Haenschen probably would not have gotten that job had it not been for his reputation as a musically innovative student of Scott Joplin—and especially for his recording of six personal sides in 1916 that are the stuff of legend. All but a couple were thought lost to history, but now, together with researcher Colin Hancock, Archeophone is proud to present all six of Haenschen’s explosive 1916 recordings, along with 19 other tracks that show his influence on the music industry. Move over ODJB. These six sides change the game, and they and their creator, Gus Haenschen, are the missing link between ragtime and jazz. Read more
List price: $16.99
The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
Various Artists
QuickviewThe Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
Various Artists
Like Icarus flying dangerously close to the sun, Loren McMurray was an all-too-bright flame in the nascent field of jazz recordings. Dead at only 25, and having made records for just two years, “Mac” was a genuine musical pioneer. His trailblazing sides offered many listeners their first real taste of jazz saxophone, and his signature performance style revolutionized dance music. Today, his recordings provide an unparalleled glimpse into the saxophone’s transformation from just-another-voice in the band to a signature sound of jazz. Featuring 2 CDs with 50 selections and an 80-page booklet by Grammy-nominated authors Colin Hancock and Mark Berresford, The Moaninest Moan presents the story and sounds of Loren McMurray, from his early days of making music in Kansas to his final sides recorded in New York. Read more
List price: $32.99
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra
Various Artists
QuickviewThe Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra
Various Artists