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Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall

by Greg Thomas
When most people think of jazz in New York City, Manhattan readily comes to mind. The East Coast" stride piano style was developed in Harlem, where venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, Small's Paradise, the Cotton Club and Minton's Playhouse presented the big bands and small groups of jazz lore. 52nd Street became known for its ...
Every Day I Have The Blues & Sent For You Yesterday
Featuring the music of Jimmy Rushing
Duration: 5:06
Jimmy Rushing: Every Day

by Mark Corroto
Singer Jimmy Rushing was often call “Mr. five-by-five.” The name described his height and width. Rushing, who gained fame singing for Count Basie’s band from 1935 to 1950, often sang from the middle of the stage obscuring the view of half the saxophone section. The recordings culled here are from three mid-fifties sessions for Vanguard Records, ...
Jimmy Rushing: Rushing Lullabies

by AAJ Staff
Before there was Joe Williams, there was Jimmy Rushing--a gritty, down-home belter whose big break came when he joined Count Basie's big band in the 1930s. By the time the 1958 and 1959 sides heard on this reissue (which combines the LPs Rushing Lullabies and Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass on a single CD) ...