Dixieland Revival

In 1961, art dealer Larry Borenstein opened up Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Run by the young tuba player Allan Jaffe, the hall soon became the unofficial home [more]

This is a good sampler for the uninitiated -- pass it on after you collect the first four volumes. ~ Bruce Boyd Raeburn, All Music Guide

Having assembled the archival CD/DVD package Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions after salvaging tapes from the damaged Preservation Hall, [more]

Kermit Ruffins is one of the prime reasons why New Orleans is mending post-Katrina, bringing his good-time music to the people as an entertainer. As a trumpet player and singer [more]

Dr. Michael White has recorded fairly often since the early '90s, and displays the feel and spirit of the best New Orleans clarinetists. On some of his previous sessions, he [more]

There are relatively few of Pete Fountain's early-'60s Coral recordings available on CD, which is a pity because those rank with the finest work of the [more]

Imagine hearing the type of all-star swing band that recorded with pianist Teddy Wilson and singer Billie Holiday during the second half of the '30s, except with Marty Grosz's Fats [more]

When it came to playing hard-charging Dixieland (also known as Chicago jazz), Wild Bill Davison was consistently at the top among cornetists/trumpeters. While others could play with a [more]

Cornetist Ernie Carson and his Castle Jazz Band can always be relied upon for a solid set of San Francisco-style trad jazz. Sometimes Carson takes too many vocals, but on this [more]

Cornetist Wild Bill Davison was teamed with the spirited amateur group the Tailgate Ramblers in 1964 for a Jazzology recording session. They romp and stomp their way through [more]

Ernie Carson can usually be counted on to contribute hot cornet solos that show off the influence of Wild Bill Davison. Most of his records are quite exciting and this date (with its [more]

Honey in the Horn/Our Man in New Orleans reissues and repackages two of Al Hirt's most popular albums for RCA. Part of this set comes from Honey in the Horn, a [more]

When musicologists a hundred years from now turn their attention to music of the 1960s, they will surely be fascinated by jazz-pop trumpeter Al Hirt. A [more]

Kenny Davern has since at least the late '60s been one of jazz's finest trad/swing clarinetists. This particular date teams him with bassist Bob Haggart, guitarist Howard Alden, [more]

Recorded at the same two sessions as One Hour Tonight, this CD gets the edge due to more tempo variation. Clarinetist Kenny Davern, guitarist Howard Alden, bassist Phil [more]