See Release Details		Sincerely, Bix Beiderbecke By Chip Deffaa 146 page soft-cover biography   Catalog Number: Bix Book   Price: $20.00 (+ shipping)   Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Bix Restored, Volume 1 The Complete Recordings & Alternates (3 CD set) February 1924 - September 1927   Catalog Number: BXCD 01-03   Price: $46.00 (+ shipping)   "Bix Restored" is the CD version of Sunbeam Records' mammoth 20-LP Bix anthology, and is the result of a worldwide search for the best existing 78 rpm records and test pressings of all recordings on which legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke appeared. Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Bix Restored, Volume 2 The Complete Recordings & Alternates (3 CD set) September 1927 - February 1928   Catalog Number: BXCD 04-06   Price: $46.00 (+ shipping)   "Bix Restored" is the CD version of Sunbeam Records' mammoth 20-LP Bix anthology, and is the result of a worldwide search for the best existing 78 rpm records and test pressings of all recordings on which legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke appeared. Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Bix Restored, Volume 3 The Complete Recordings & Alternates (3 CD set) February 1928 - June 1928   Catalog Number: BXCD 07-09   Price: $46.00 (+ shipping)   "Bix Restored" is the CD version of Sunbeam Records' mammoth 20-LP Bix anthology, and is the result of a worldwide search for the best existing 78 rpm records and test pressings of all recordings on which legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke appeared. Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Bix Restored, Volume 4 The Complete Recordings & Alternates (3 CD set) June 1928 - September 1930   Catalog Number: BXCD 10-12   Price: $46.00 (+ shipping)   "Bix Restored" is the CD version of Sunbeam Records' mammoth 20-LP Bix anthology, and is the result of a worldwide search for the best existing 78 rpm records and test pressings of all recordings on which legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke appeared. Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Bix Restored, Volume 5 Newly Discovered Takes & The Beiderbecke Influence   Catalog Number: BXCD 13   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Bix Restored Volume 5 is an addendum to the acclaimed Bix Restored series that featured meticulous restoration of every recording on which cornetist Bix Beiderbecke played. The highlight of this volume is three newly discovered alternate takes of recordings featuring Beiderbecke: one by Paul Whiteman's orchestra and two by Frankie Trumbauer's orchestra, one of which, "Futuristic Rhythm," contains the best and most significant new solo by Bix to be discovered in nearly three decades. Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Western Swing Chronicles, Volume 1 Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies 1932-1936 (25 tracks)   Catalog Number: OJL-1000   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Milton Brown combined black and white musical styles and brought them into country music some twenty years before Elvis Presley did the same thing. In one of his last reviews, the late Robert Palmer said: "It would be no exaggeration to call the Brownies one of the most important, and most unjustly obscure, of the predecessors and forefathers of rock and roll. At the time, there was nobody to compare him to; the figure I'm repeatedly reminded of when listening to Brown's impressive chops, natural feel, and inclusive stylistic grasp is Elvis Presley." "If Leonard Cohen can make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, why not the first true rock ideas started by Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies? So pop open a cold one..and listen to these 25 cuts of slick western swing..all in excellent condition and sound from the REAL father of western swing." - Robert G. Martinez "Doctor of Rock" Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Western Swing Chronicles, Volume 2 Leon Chappelear Leon's Lone Star Cowboys 1932-1937 (27 tracks)   Catalog Number: OJL-1001   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Leon Chappelear was one of the most promising bandleaders and songwriters in western swing's early years. Beginning as a Jimmie Rodgers inspired singing cowboy, Chappelear formed Leon's Lone Star Cowboys in 1934, a hot string band that became a sensation in Shreveport, Louisiana. But tragedy made Chappelear a footnote in western swing history. This is the first collection devoted to his pre-WWII recordings. "If you are an old fan to Western Swing or a new one, I would definitely say GET THIS FOR SURE. It covers all of the different areas of Texas Swing Music and gives a sampling of the many different variations of this great music style. It will be a well played CD for certain!" -Diane E. Hoekstra Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Western Swing Chronicles, Volume 3 Ocie Stockard & the Wanderers (1937-46)   Catalog Number: OJL-1002   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Ocie Stockard was one of the key pioneers of the early years of western swing in the 1930s. In 1937, he formed the Wanderers, which featured former members of Milton Brown's Musical Brownies. This CD features all released recordings by this band, including the 14 sides from their landmark 1937 debut that featured legendary trumpet player Harry Palmer. Also included are 10 other swinging sides from 1941 to 1946. "...informative liner notes by producer Cary Ginell add to the value of this perfectly conceived reissue. Highly recommended." -Scott Yanow Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Western Swing Chronicles, Volume 4 W. Lee O'Daniel with the Light Crust Doughboys/Hillbilly Boys (1933-1938)   Catalog Number: OJL-1003   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Hot western swing by W. Lee "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel featuring the Light Crust Doughboys and the Hillbilly Boys. This swinging music helped get O'Daniel elected governor of Texas in 1938. Twenty-nine sides including, for the first time on CD, O'Daniel's regular closing statement from his weekly radio broadcast! "The booklets are brilliant - well written, extremely informative, and with great photographs. I reckon they're the best of any US reissue country/Bluegrass/Western Swing type CDs, and equal to the best that I know of anywhere in the world." - Andrew Smith, Australia Number to Buy:
See Release Details		The Past Is Yet To Come Craig Ventresco (guitar solos)   Catalog Number: OJL-2000   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Acoustic guitarist Craig Ventresco's style is a unique combination of ragtime, rural blues, early jazz guitar and traditional string band influences. His playing is at once fiery, melodic and inventive. Ventresco's tastes are unfettered by music in the modern era; he has instead concentrated on early 20th century vaudeville, ragtime, and popular songs as recorded on obscure 78s and cylinders from the dawn of recorded music. The CD includes music written by Eubie Blake, Scott Joplin, Big Bill Broonzy, James Scott, Lucky Roberts, and a Ventresco original as well. He learns most of his repertoire by ear, and his raucous yet sensitive playing style is a welcome alternative to the scholarly, delicate approach that usually characterizes ragtime guitar recordings. "This man is a God who brings out music from his guitar that makes me feel so warm, content and taken care of. Sounds nutty, I know, but it's true. I love this sound and I have never heard it anywhere else but from Craig Ventresco! You want this recording." - S.L. Boyce Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Out Of My Hands Mark Spoelstra (folk singer/songwriter)   Catalog Number: OJL-2001   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   In the 1960s, Mark Spoelstra was one of the original singer/songwriters of the vital folk music revival that thrived in urban centers such as Greenwich Village and Cambridge. His intricate, blues-influenced work on the six- and twelve-string guitar inspired many young guitar players and songwriters in that exciting time. He cites Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Skip James, and especially Jesse Fuller as being his prime influences. He also credits Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry as key inspirations - in the early spring of 1961, Spoelstra chauffeured McGhee & Terry on a tour from Harlem to Chicago. Mark played all the folk festivals and coffee houses from coast to coast, including Gerde's Folk City (where he had a young duet partner named Bob Dylan), Newport, the Ash Grove, and the Bitter End. A master of the 12-string guitar, Spoelstra drew upon old country blues 78s for inspiration, yet has a innate talent for songwriting. He has recorded for Folkways, Elektra, and Columbia Records, but now is proud to be with Origin Jazz Library. "Out of My Hands" also features an original watercolor portrait by Eric Von Schmidt. This is Mark's first album in over 20 years. "Listening to this is like eating your grandmother's cooking. It's just as good as it was 30 years ago. I grew up on Mark's music, and when I first put this CD into my deck, heard the first few notes, I was ten years old again!" Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Sol Hoopii & his Novelty Quartette Classic Hawaiian Steel Guitar Performances 1933-34   Catalog Number: OJL-3000   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   Sol Hoopii's Novelty Quartette 1933-34. Sol Hoopii is considered to be one of the greatest of all Hawaiian steel guitar players. He was the first Hawaiian guitarist to incorporate jazz improvisation into his playing, and his style was very influential to other steel guitarists of the 1920s-30s, including early western swing electric steel players. These recordings he made on acoustic steel guitar with his Novelty Quartette are the last before he switched to the electric guitar, and represent the pinnacle of his performing skill. This compilation includes many tracks which have never been reissued, with sound quality far superior to previous reissues of his music. This CD is a must for all fans of Hawaiian music, western swing, and early jazz guitar. "The transfers are wonderful. `I Like You' has a breathtaking clarity and presence. Congratulations on a great release". - Randy Skretvedt, Forward Into the Past Number to Buy:
See Release Details		La Musique de la Maison Women & Home Music in South Louisiana   Catalog Number: OJL-3001   Price: $16.00 (+ shipping)   "La Musique de la Maison" is a rich and historic collection of rare French ballads sung by Cajun and Creole women. The home music songs of French Louisiana are a wondrous collection of tales with images more vivid than any modern film. They are timeless, beautiful songs filled with intrigue, sex, grisly murder, drinking, lessons in morality, and a heaping portion of humor. The singers are young and old and as varied as their songs. The recordings in "La Musique de la Maison" were made from the late 1940s to the 1970s by many renowned folklorists, including Harry Oster and Ralph Rinzler, who visited these singers at their homes, schools and parties. "This music is no academic curiosity, no quaint folkloric footnote; it is vital, entertaining, and poignant, with universal appeal." - Ben Sandmel, La Endowment for the Humanities Number to Buy:
See Release Details		The Jazz Man Records Anthology Companion CD to Cary Ginell's book Hot Jazz for Sale: Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop   Catalog Number: OJL-3002   Price: $10.00 (+ shipping)   The Jazz Man Records Anthology is a companion CD to Cary Ginell's book Hot Jazz for Sale: Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop, which can be purchased at Lulu.com. The CD documents highlights from the Jazz Man record label, pioneers of the traditional jazz revival of the 1940s and 1950s. Also included is a bonus track: an informal recording by blues legend Bukka White of "Fixin' to Die," recorded on a portable home recorder at the Jazz Man Record Shop in 1963. To purchase the book, go to www.lulu.com and search for "Jazz Man Record Shop." Number to Buy:
See Release Details		Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies The Complete Recordings of the Father of Western Swing : 1932-1937 5 CD box set   Catalog Number: TXRCD 01-05   Price: $60.00 (+ shipping)   Milton Brown combined black and white musical styles and brought them into country music some twenty years before Elvis Presley did the same thing. In one of his last reviews, the late Robert Palmer said: "It would be no exaggeration to call the Brownies one of the most important, and most unjustly obscure, of the predecessors and forefathers of rock and roll. At the time, there was nobody to compare him to; the figure I'm repeatedly reminded of when listening to Brown's impressive chops, natural feel, and inclusive stylistic grasp is Elvis Presley." "This is the Real Deal - a dream come true for true fans of Western Swing: EVERY TRACK ever recorded by Milton Brown and The Musical Brownies, in amazing sound quality! Cary Ginell and Roy Lee Brown (Milton's brother) collaborated on this 5 CD package as well as on the definitive biography of Milton Brown, and they did a marvelous job of preserving this music. These songs are of great historical importance, but they also make for hours of insanely enjoyable listening!" Number to Buy: