Today we pay a visit to the record room of collector and enthusiast Jonathan Holmes in Bristol, England and take a listen to some of his favorite British jazz 78s recorded in the 10s, 20s, and 30s. Jonathan's amazing collection of UK jazz from

Friday ROTW #8 (with Jonathan Holmes) - "Tweet Tweet" by Fred Elizalde and his Music

May 1st, 2020 4m 28s

British record collector Jonathan Holmes brings us a great track from Fred Elizalde from 1927 in London!

Friday ROTW #7 (with Colin Hancock) - "Lazy Mama" by Clarence Williams' Orchestra

Apr 25th, 2020 5m 28s

Colin Hancock joines us once again from Austin to tell us about one of his favorite tracks from the huge discography of Clarence Williams, "Lazy Mama"!

Friday ROTW #6 - "My Baby" by Jimmy Blythe's Washboard Wizards

Apr 17th, 2020 4m 16s

This week we bring you some stomping washboard from Chicago in 1928 for today's side of the week, featuring the great Johnny Dodds on clarinet.

Ep#3 - Lil Hardin Armstrong's piano playing

Apr 15th, 2020 43m 50s

Today we check out the driving and bluesy piano playing of Lillian Hardin Armstrong, who is primarily remembered for her important role in kickstarting Louis Armstrong's career during their 15 year marriage in the mid-20s. However, she was als

Friday ROTW #5 - "Chicago Blues" by Jimmy Johnson's Orchestra

Apr 10th, 2020 5m

This week's record features the Harlem stride master James P. Johnson in a band setting with his star pupil Fats Waller on the same piano, and an 18 year old Cootie Williams on trumpet!

Friday ROTW #4 (with Colin Hancock) - "Ain't Love Grand" by John Hyman's Bayou Stompers

Apr 4th, 2020 5m 26s

Multi-instrumentalist Colin Hancock shares his pick for this Friday's "Side of the Week", "Ain't Love Grand" by John Hyman's Bayou Stompers from New Orleans.

Ep#2 - Nicholas D. Ball from drumsinthetwenties.com on Stan King, Jasper Taylor, and Vic Berton

Apr 1st, 2020 55m 24s

Drummer and vintage drumming expert Nicholas D. Ball from London joines Andrew for an interview about his website drumsinthetwenties.com and three of his favorite underrated drummers of the era: Stan King, Jasper Taylor, and Vic Berton.

Friday ROTW #3 - "Mamanita" by Jelly Roll Morton

Mar 27th, 2020 4m 46s

This week's "Record of the Week" features one of the great New Orleans pioneer Jelly Roll Morton's finest "Spanish Tinge" tunes, in a classic 1923 performance.

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Friday ROTW #2 - "Tell Me Who" by the Halfway House Orchestra

Mar 20th, 2020 5m 41s

This week's "Record of the week" features the Halfway House Orchestra, one of the many great bands who stayed in New Orleans in the 1920s, playing one of their own tunes, "Tell me Who"

Ep#1 - Earl Hines plays 2 pop tunes in 1932

Mar 18th, 2020 33m 53s

On this episode we check out Earl Hines' wild 1932 piano solos of "Love me Tonight" and "Down Among the Sheltering Palms", where he shows his forward-thinking improvisational skills applied to a couple of otherwise mediocre pop tunes, transform

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Friday ROTW #1 - "Missouri Wobble" by Bennie Moten

Mar 13th, 2020 5m

This week's "Record of the week" features the great Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra from 1926. Happy weekend!

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The Superior Rag Preview

Mar 10th, 2020 8m 36s

Pianist and traditional jazz expert Andrew Oliver presents a new podcast about vintage jazz, with history, 78rpm records, stories, interviews, live performances and a "record of the week" each Friday! Here's a preview with some background and

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