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Lost Jazz Finds a Home in Harlem

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Before yesterday, I had never heard of Bill Savory. For this, I’m thankful: If I had known about Savory, I would have wasted a lot of time and energy being very upset with him. As a sound engineer in the 1930s, he made nearly 1,000 unique recordings of seminal jazz musicians — and refused to […]

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‘Haiti Direct’ is a new collection of dance tunes from the golden age

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Mehmet Ertegun and jazz

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Previously unheard ‘savory’ jazz collection discovered

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