The Phil Moore Masters Albert Marx acquired a working knowledge of all aspects of record production during his years with Brunswick and Musicraft, sufficient know-how to establish his own company. However the demise of these two major independent labels hinted at the precarious nature of the record business as the source of a stable income […]
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FRANKLY JAZZ with Frank Evans
Jazz returned to the television screen in Los Angeles in the summer of 1962. The first program was created for syndication by Steve Allen who hired Jimmie Baker to produce the shows. Baker was a veteran jazz TV producer who had been one of the creative forces responsible for the award winning Stars of Jazz […]
Continue ReadingTiffany Club – 1955 – Part Two
Chris Connor opened at Tiffany Club on Friday, July 8, 1955. Slim Gaillard and his crew were held-over for the sixth time. Down Beat published a profile of Chris that started out on the wrong foot when they printed her last name as “Connors.” Corrected for entry here: New York—Young, energetic Chris Connor, the former […]
Continue ReadingJAZZ SCENE USA #21 – MARK MURPHY
The 21st episode of Steve Allen’s Jazz Scene USA featured Mark Murphy, vocal accompanied by Jimmy Rowles, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Mel Lewis, drums and Steve Geradino, bongos.
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