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Born on this day: Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 — August 6, 1973)

Born on this day: Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 — August 6, 1973)

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Ella Fitzgerald - Midnight Sun

(Source: nostalgic-symphonies)

Born on this day: Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 — May 30, 1956)

Born on this day: Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 — May 30, 1956)

Lee Wiley performing on a radio broadcast with Eddie Condon’s Orchestra

Lee Wiley performing on a radio broadcast with Eddie Condon’s Orchestra

shadesofhugh: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - “Far More Drums” (Time Further Out, 1961) (via 3rdplanet)shadesofhugh: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - “Far More Drums” (Time Further Out, 1961) (via 3rdplanet)
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shadesofhugh:

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - “Far More Drums” (Time Further Out, 1961)

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Born on this day: Frankie Trumbauer (May 30, 1901 — June 11, 1956)

Born on this day: Benny Goodman (May 30, 1909 — June 13, 1986)

Born on this day: Benny Goodman (May 30, 1909 — June 13, 1986)

rhythmandblue: Miles Davis, “When I Fall in Love”rhythmandblue: Miles Davis, “When I Fall in Love”
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rhythmandblue:

Miles Davis, “When I Fall in Love”

drum-taps: Duke Ellington and John Coltrane—“The Feeling of Jazz” Duke Ellingon & John Coltrane (Impulse! 1963).drum-taps: Duke Ellington and John Coltrane—“The Feeling of Jazz” Duke Ellingon & John Coltrane (Impulse! 1963).
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drum-taps:

Duke Ellington and John Coltrane—“The Feeling of Jazz”

Duke Ellingon & John Coltrane (Impulse! 1963).

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bixbeiderbecke:

Tiger Rag | The Wolverines 

Bix Beiderbecke (c); Jimmy Harwell (cl); George Johnson (ts); Dick Voynow (p); Bob Gillette (bj/g); Min Leibrook (tu); Vic Moore (dm)

Recorded June 20th, 1924

“Only one take of “Tiger Rag” was kept, Gennett number 11932. At the very end of the record, after a few seconds of silence, a faint voice can be heard saying something like “It sounds better!” or “Use that take.” This voice was identified as Bix. A master of “Tiger Rag” was found in the Gennett family’s files, and it has a very clear sound.”

- from Jean Pierre Lion’s Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend

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