Dr. Bruce H. Klauber's Blog (3)

Most jazz fans have a list--written or otherwise--of the audio and video recordings they always wanted and wished for, but could never find. Jazz historians are still hoping that a sound recording of the elusive trumpeter Buddy Bolden, said to have influenced King Oliver, Louis, Bix and the rest, will someday surface. Drum fans would love to believe that more film will surface of Chick Webb and Dave Tough, as well as Max Roach and Kenny Clarke during their groundbreaking, mid-1940s period with… Continue

The fabulous YouTube clip of Jazz at the Philharmonic greats -- including Gene Krupa, J.C. Heard, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Ella, Oscar and the rest--is now on DVD and available via JazzLegends.com. Also on the program, which we've called BennyTube, are the two rare YouTube clips of Benny Goodman, Gene and Jess Stacey on a Peggy Lee TV special from the late 1950s, a clip from the "other" Swing into Spring TV special with BG and Red Norvo, and the original theatrical trailer in color to "The B… Continue

JazzLegends.com column Some changes are in the offing for 2009 at JazzLegends.com. My sincere thanks for the hundreds who have taken advantage of our "everything $10 sale over the past few months. I ask for your understanding and patience. We have been deluged with orders, and are thankful for it, but it will take a few weeks to catch up. Remember, we have no inventory, per se, as every item is custom duplicated. While the $10 sale is over for the moment, we are only raising prices halfway, in… Continue