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Exploring the highways and byways of Classic Recorded Jazz - from the Ragtime era to the day before yesterday!

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  • Show- Morning with Pops . .Louis and the Hawaiians

    September 29, 2026 · 30 min

    Four recordings done by Louis with Andy Iona's Islanders, one ("Song of the Islands") from his Autobiography album and three non-Louis sides by Mannie Klein and His Swing-Hulas!

  • Show - Morning with Pops . .Louis with Ed Hall and This is Jazz 1947

    September 29, 2026 · 30 min

    Live sides with Louis back to his roots leading a New Orleans styled jazz band - Edmond Hall, Albert Nicholas, George Brunies, Pops Foster, Danny Barker, Baby Dodds, Art Hodes, Ellis Larkins, Wild Bill Davison, Irving Randolph, Henderson…

  • Show - Jonah Jones Swing sides - 1954

    September 29, 2026 · 58 min

    The great trumpet player in a selection of mainstream sides done for Vogue with Alix Combelle's band (including Jean-Claude Pelletier), his own sextet for Bethlehem (with George Clarke, Urbie Green, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton and Osie…

  • Al Sudhalter - Boston Sax ! 1930's and 60's

    September 22, 2026 · 59 min

    Al Sudhalter was one of the busiest musicians on the dance band scene in Boston in the 1920's and 30's . . .he refused chances to go to New York or London.  Here is he heard in radio broadcasts on WNAC with a jam session group, Herb Marsh…

  • Show - Jonah Jones 1953/54 with Sidney Bechet and others

    September 22, 2026 · 56 min

    The great trumpeter Jones is here featured on two sides with Bechet for Blue Note (with Jimmy Archey, Wellman Braud, Manzie Johnson and Buddy Weed) and several for Vogue (with a French rhythm section including Andre Persiany) in addition…

  • Show - Morning With Pops . . Louis Armstrong 1935

    September 15, 2026 · 30 min

    Louis' first recordings after his return from Europe in 1935 inaugurated his career as a crooner . . pop tunes featuring him with the Luis Russell band.

  • Morning with Pops - Louis and the Gershwins

    September 15, 2026 · 28 min

    Recordings of a variety of Gershwin tunes featuring Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald.

  • Show - Barrelhouse Piano Rolls! 1920-31

    September 15, 2026 · 58 min

    Many piano players took advantage of player-piano technology to record their own compositions during the Jazz and Blues era of the 1920's.  While the playback didn't give a true sense of the performer (no dynamics), it can show a lot of…