The New York Times has a wonderful wonderful story on “The Savory Collection”, which consists of 975 discs by jazz greats:
"...with recordings of live performances broadcast by radio stations in the late 1930s, the height of the swing era, and into 1940. Recorded by audio engineer William Savory, the discs feature Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Bunny Berigan and Lester Young, playing in the relaxed setting of a nightclub or ballroom, rather than the confines of a recording studio, where songs could not exceed three minutes in length."
What a truly amazing trove of brilliant works by the jazz masters. Well worth some of your time on a rainy, dreary Sunday here in the Tri-State.
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