Langston Hughes - The Story of JazzNarrated by Langston Hughes, The Story of Jazz is a concise history of jazz beginning with Drums of the Yoruba, from Nigeria, and continuing to the post WWII era of be bop with Dizzy Gillespie's "Oopapada." Hughes delineates the various subcategories of this ever evolving genre which includes the rag, New Orleans jazz, blues, Kansas City jazz and boogie woogie piano, swing, be bop, and progressive jazz. Well chosen examples accompany each exploration

Jimmy Robins - I Can't Please You

Hardcore Superstar and Raubtier to name a few

Song Without A Name tells the story of Georgina

The group has been making performance rounds at Universities

but he's still a child at heart

This four track collection finds each of these each of luminaries firing at full blast with the kind of heavy music that simultaneously repulses as it enraptures

Pacifica Quartet - String Quartets

like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers)

Remastered by Phil Kinrade

The 2010 chart-topping compilation features all the band s major hits including 'Fall At Your Feet'

he lost his sight due to smallpox

Paul Lingle began playing ragtime and jazz in his teens and was to continue until his death