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WETF Show - In Harlem's Araby . . black bands from the smaller NYC clubs in the 1920's

WETF Show - In Harlem's Araby . . black bands from the smaller NYC clubs in the 1920's

FromJazz Focus


WETF Show - In Harlem's Araby . . black bands from the smaller NYC clubs in the 1920's

FromJazz Focus

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In Harlem's Araby - 1920's recordings by lesser known black bands active in the smaller clubs in New York (the Nest, Small's, the first Savoy, etc.)  Bands led by Elmer Snowden, Chick Webb, Willie The Lion Smith, and James P. Johnson including great performances by Louis Metcalf, Edwin Swayzee, Robert Horton, TeRoy Williams, Jimmy Harrison, Sidney Bechet, Buster Bailey, Luis Russell, Happy Caldwell, Bob Fuller, Hilton Jefferson, Charlie Holmes, Clarence Grimes, Cliff Jackson, Joe Turner, Perry Bradford and Walter Johnson among others

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Released:
Apr 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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A focused look at some specific moments in recorded Jazz history Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support