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Peter Strom
Mar 28, 20211 min read
Interview with Norma about Ella
One of our fellow members David showed this to us- a rare interview with Norma that we hadn't seen before from 20 years ago. The focus of...
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Peter Strom
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know
Hey y'all - I found this on the intertubes and I thought you might enjoy. Check it!
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Peter Strom
Feb 14, 20211 min read
John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads
Regardless of what you are doing on Valentine's Day, this album has enough love to get you by, be it together with someone else or all...
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Peter Strom
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Art Ford's Jazz Party
Here's another gem on the Jazz with Jarvis YouTube channel. It's a live TV show with some really great players from the swing era. The...
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Peter Strom
Jan 20, 20211 min read
34 Minutes of Errol Garner
If you haven't partaken of some Errol Garner then you are welcome! If you have, you know what a pleasure it is to listen to this jazz...
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Peter Strom
Dec 24, 20201 min read
Jimmy Rushing - Jazz Casual
Jimmy Rushing, famously of the Count Basie Orchestra, is one of my very favorite singers. This is a great 1/2 hour if you have it to...
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Peter Strom
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Dizzy Gillespie swinging Ella out!
Ramona mentioned this clip during her session with us so I wanted to post it (go to 53:26). Frankie Manning often spoke of how close he...
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Peter Strom
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Fats Waller Documentary
In honor of our Masters Challenge this month to the great song "Moppin' & Boppin'" by Fats Waller, I just wanted to share this...
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Peter Strom
Oct 18, 20201 min read
That's My Jam - Peter Edition
Thanks for joining me. It was super fun sharing these songs with you guys. Hope to do it again sometime. -P
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Peter Strom
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Good Quotes - Rudy Vallée on Louis Armstrong
This excerpt is from Louis Armstrong's first autobiography, published in the 1930's. The introduction was written by Rudy Vallée, who was...
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Peter Strom
Aug 11, 20201 min read
That's Old News - Hampton on Basie
You know he meant it because Benny was his boss for a time. From the Afro-American National Edition March 4th 1939
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Peter Strom
Jul 27, 20201 min read
That's My Jam - Naomi Edition
I had a great time with everyone who came to this. We chatted it up so the chat text (complete with puns) is attached to this post. Hope...
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Peter Strom
Jul 16, 20201 min read
A Monk's wisdom
These quotes from Thelonious Monk were jotted down by saxophonist Steve Lacy from his time playing with Monk in 1960. I find them to be...
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Peter Strom
May 5, 20201 min read
Great audio doc on Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet: King of the Screeching Tenor Flying Home was one of the songs that I loved starting out that I am not embarrassed to...
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Peter Strom
Apr 3, 20201 min read
The Rust Discography
Have you heard of this? Years ago I was lamenting to my guitar player Jake that I wished there was a place I could look up who a musician...
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Peter Strom
Apr 2, 20201 min read
That's Old News - Savoy Ballroom opens
I've spent a lot of time combing through public newspaper archives for lindy hop treasure. Now that we have this blog I think it's the...
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Peter Strom
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Good Quotes - Wynton Marsalis
"We need to bring swing back, not out of dumb, misguided nostalgia but because swing is a modern rhythm, much more suited to the...
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