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One Night in June . . . Looking for the First Jazz Records in Scott Joplin’s...
It’s only been a little more than a year since Colin Hancock first wrote us up with a rough idea about reissuing the six personal records made by Gus Haenschen and his banjo orchestra in 1916. We’d...
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The Hunt for the Banjo Orchestra Records
Guest blog by Colin Hancock The six sides recorded by Gus Haenschen’s Banjo Orchestra in 1916 are rare—very rare. In fact, before The Missing Link project was compiled, chances are no one...
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Celebrated—what it is, and what it isn’t
At the time Tim Brooks published Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) in 2004, he was aware of three extant cylinders made by...
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Ring Out Their Names: Moore, Settle, Cayson, DeLyons
We have a much better idea than ever before of who was in the various iterations of the Unique Quartette, as well as some pretty good guesses as to which of the members participated in the group’s...
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On this day, 100 Years Ago: Greenwood Massacre, Tulsa OK
Count us among those who couldn’t believe we had never heard of it. The second release in our “Phonographic Yearbook” Series came out in the fall of 2000 and was called 1921: “Make Believe and...
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The Hunt for Wallin’s Svenska Records
Guest blog post by Jim Leary Reissues of historic sound recordings don’t happen without discs in hand. Networking with committed discographers, visionary institutions, and ardent collectors ease the...
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Transcription, Translation, and Operatic Tenors
Guest blog post by Marcus Cederström In the fall of 2018, Jim Leary sent me an email with plans to track down and reissue all of the songs from Wallin’s Svenska Records. It was just an idea at that...
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Wallin’s Performers: Beyond Anonymity
Guest blog post by Jim Leary Old discs serve as singing tombstones. Spinning grooves and printed labels yield voices and virtuosity, names and places, commemoratively situating dead souls. Discs are...
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The Captain and The Jazz Boy
Guest blog post by Marcus Cederström While transcribing the many songs from Swede Home Chicago: Wallin’s Svenska Records, 1923–1927, I reached out to friends and family for help. After listening to...
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A Love Letter to the 1920 Eddie Kuhn Records
Guest blog by Colin Hancock The Moaninest Moan of Them All represents many firsts. It’s the first CD devoted to Loren McMurray, pioneer of jazz saxophone. It’s the first in-depth look at the...
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