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. The Big Broadcast, Vol. 2
Search: Play Me
by: Various
Release Date June 19, 2007
It seems like only yesterday that I was raving about Rich Conaty's compilation on Rivermont BSW 1141, and Volume 2 is every bit as good. In his introduction to the exemplary 16-page liner note Rich highlights the Connie Boswell, Al Bowlly, and Annette Hanshaw tracks as being issued on CD for the first time, and there are plenty more which, as he puts it, "have fallen between the reissue cracks". With over 30 years' experience of hosting his weekly radio program on WFUV-FM in New York City, he is a connoisseur of this era, and the result is a fascinating mixture of hot and sweet which demonstrates that jazz and popular music were not mutually exclusive domains. Many of the original 78 recordings are considerable rarities, to purchase any one ... Read More:
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