Zardi’s 1954. 1954 provided a cornucopia of modern jazz for Los Angeles jazz fans. In addition to booming business at the city’s leading jazz clubs, jazz impresarios Gene Norman and brothers Norman and Irving Granz staged sell out concerts to meet the growing demand for modern jazz. Gene Norman continued to wear several musical […]
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JULIUS WECHTER on Jazz:West – Intro
In his producer’s note for the GOOD TIME JAZZ STORY boxed set, Fantasy Records co-owner Ralph Kaffel wrote, “Once upon a time, independent record companies were mirror images of the tastes, preferences, and personalities of their owners. Most were one-man shows. Owners did everything from recording sessions and writing liner notes to overseeing distribution and […]
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