That Devilin’ Tune: A Jazz History Vol.3 (1934-1945)

Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Harry James, Willie the Lion Smith, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Condon, Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, and others

A Jazz History (1934-1945) by Allen Lowe.

From Allen Lowe, the Writer/Producer of the international best seller Minstrel to Mojo: An Audio History of American Popular Song, 1893-1946, comes this new epic survey of jazz. Volume 3 (of 4)(1934-1945) includes rare recordings by Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Harry James, Willie the Lion Smith, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Condon, Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, and others, in state-of-the-art digital restorations, with extensive liner notes by Allen Lowe. Total time: 11+ hours.

“This collection should be in every household, or at the very least in every library and school. It’s a body of music of which Americans should be exceedingly proud. And you’ve made that pride possible. Bravo! Encore!” — John Szwed - Musser Professor of Anthropology, American Studies,and African American Studies, Yale University and Louis Armstrong Professor of Jazz Studies, Columbia University