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Jazz Focus

A focused look at some specific moments in recorded Jazz history Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra 1939-1940

Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra 1939-1940

Great eight piece band ushering in the era of Jazz nostalgia! With the leader on tenor sax was Max Kaminsky, Pee Wee Rus... Read more

14 Aug 2023

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WETF Show - Fletcher Henderson, 1933

WETF Show - Fletcher Henderson, 1933

Great 1933 sessions by the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra featuring Red Allen, Bobby Stark, Dicky Wells, Hilton Jefferson,... Read more

14 Aug 2023

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