ORIGIN JAZZ

3-CD box set contains the second part of the complete recordings & alternate takes from Sept. 1927 - Feb. 1928.1. Frank Trumbauer ; His Orchestra: Humpty Dumpty 2. Frank Trumbauer ; His Orchestra:...

3-CD box set is the 3rd volume in a series containing Beiderbecke's complete recordings & alternate takes. This 69 track collection contains his output from February through June 1928, and features...

The fourth volume of the complete Bix Beiderbecke retrospective is finally here! This one includes over 60 tracks of both Bix solo and with Paul Whiteman, Frank Trumbauer, Hoagy Carmichael and Irving...

This is an addendum to the acclaimed "Bix Restored" series that featured meticulous restoration of every recording on which cornetist Bix Beiderbecke played. The highlight of this volume is three...

69 tracks that cover the first three years of Bix's career, from Fidgety Feet to Wringin' and Twistin'.1. Wolverine Orchestra: Fidgety Feet 2. Wolverine Orchestra: Jazz Me Blues 3. Wolverine...

Milton Brown's Brownies not only invented Western Swing, but even anticipated rock 'n' roll by 20 years with Wanna Coffman's slapping bass and Bob Dunn's amplified steel guitar (and that Cliff Bruner...

27 tracks from this rarely-heard Western Swinger! Leon's Lone Star Cowboys were perhaps the jazziest of all the Western Swing bands, trading fiddle and clarinet leads, and Leon himself-as the two...

(2-CD set) One of the most important figures in western swing history, Bob Dunn was the first country musician to use an amplified instrument on a phonograph record. He performed with Milton Brown's...

Sol Hoopii is considered to be one of the greatest Hawaiian steel guitar players ever. He was the first Hawaiian guitarist to incorporate jazz improvisation into his playing and his style was very...

This LP features two previously unknown radio programs hosted by blues/folk legend Huddie Ledbetter (a. ka. Lead Belly). "The Story of Folklore" was a weekly radio program broadcast on Sunday nights...

This is a rich and historic collection of rare French ballads sung a cappella by Cajun and Creole women in the 1950s through the 1970s. These field recordings were made by folklorists Barry Ancelet,...

W. Lee O'Daniel is one of the great unsung Western Swing heroes, having led both the Light Crust Doughboys from 1933 to 1935 and the Hillbilly Boys from 1935 to 1938. This CD collects tracks from...