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These live recordings take you to Oregon and Washington in '52, when Ellington, Paul Gonsalves and the rest of Duke's marvelous band kept the dancers swingin' all night. Originally issued in a 2-LP... more

One prolific year of recording yielded these 19 historic tracks from the Gennett label. Listeners were awed by Morton's ability to make the piano sound like a big band; these piano solo introduced... more

20 stridin' classics recorded by the great jazz pianist for Mo Asch's Folkways label, including the only recordings of Johnson's symphonic jazz works Jazzamine Concerto; Jungle Drums, and Yamekraw.... more

This collection features country ragtime from 1917 to 1935-a genre that mixes the syncopation of African-American rhythms with the melodic structure of European dance music. As these recordings... more

Although he made many recordings in the 1950s and 1960s, this collection presents Doc Evans' first tracks for Folkways' forerunner, Disc Records, in 1947. The musicians' spirited ensemble playing... more

As it did with blues and jazz, the early recording industry missed the beginnings of ragtime. Luckily, the burgeoning player piano industry produced ragtime tunes on paper rolls, and these rolls... more