Chuck Landis budgeted over one hundred thousand dollars for talent in his Tiffany Club in 1952.
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Tiffany Club – 1950/1951
The Tiffany Club began to present top drawer jazz artists in the early 1950s like Art Tatum, Dave Brubeck, George Shearing, and Nat King Cole.
Continue ReadingThe Haig – Part One
The first major building to occupy the 3300 block of Wilshire Boulevard was the Gaylord Apartments, designed by the Walker & Eisen architectural firm in 1924. The apartments were named for Gaylord Wilshire who named the boulevard that bears his name. The vintage photograph below shows the surrounding area shortly after the building was completed. […]
Continue ReadingJAZZ SCENE USA #15 – CAL TJADER
The 15th episode of Steve Allen’s Jazz Scene USA featured Cal Tjader’s quintet: Cal Tjader, vibes; Lonnie Hewitt, piano; Freddie Schrieber, bass; John Rae, drums and Bill Fitch, conga.
Continue ReadingTHE DAVE BRUBECK TRIO
Fantasy Records reissued all of the Dave Brubeck Trio recordings in a gatefold two LP set in 1982 that had been released originally on three Fantasy 10” LPs, Fantasy 3-1, 3-2 and 3-4. These three 10” LPs reissued all of the Dave Brubeck Trio recordings that had been originally released on twelve 78 RPM single […]
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