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The Caribbean Jazz Project
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produced by Andy Narell, 1954-, Dave Samuels, 1948- and Paquito D'Rivera, 1948-; performed by Dave Samuels, 1948-, Paquito D'Rivera, 1948- and Andy Narell, 1954-, Caribbean Jazz Project (Heads Up Records, 1995), 59 mins
produced by Andy Narell, 1954-, Dave Samuels, 1948- and Paquito D'Rivera, 1948-; performed by Dave Samuels, 1948-, Paquito D'Rivera, 1948- and Andy Narell, 1954-, Caribbean Jazz Project (Heads Up Records, 1995), 59 mins
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Doc Paulin's Marching Band
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produced by Alden Ashforth, 1933-2016 (Folkways Records, 1982), 43 mins

Recorded when Ernest "Doc" Paulin was almost seventy-four years old, this album provides a glimpse into the musical life of a New Orleans marching band. The ensemble’s blues-influenced repertoire includes traditional march tunes, spirituals, and pop standards, played with what New Orleans musicians call "lots o...

produced by Alden Ashforth, 1933-2016 (Folkways Records, 1982), 43 mins
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Music of Kern, Gershwin, Rogers, Youmans and Arthur Schwartz
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(Folkways Records, 1960), 33 mins

Milton Rettenberg was the first pianist other than Gershwin himself to perform Rhapsody in blue(with Paul Whiteman’s orchestra) and, with Gershwin, debuted Concerto for F on radio. In this collection he brings together some of the early 20th century’s most beautiful popular songs from the era’s finest co...

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produced by George A. Blacker (Folkways Records, 1961), 40 mins
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Play Me a Movie: Piano Music to Accompany Silent Movie Scenes
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(Folkways Records, 1971), 33 mins

How does a storm at sea sound? A villain’s entrance? Tender, sentimental love? The silent-movie pianists at neighborhood theaters matched music to the action on the screen—sometimes without even having previewed the film. Abraham Lass fondly remembers and performs the repertoire he composed in the 1920s.

(Folkways Records, 1971), 33 mins
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Suite From Little Fugitive
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1956), 22 mins
Eddy Manson, composer and harmonica player, plays tunes from the score of Little Fugitive, a slapstick film about a little boy who runs away to Coney Island. Manson begins this album with light-hearted renditions of humorous pieces from the film, and ends with rich melodies adapted for solo harmonica, including...
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1956), 22 mins
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