The Vintage Bandstand

A collection of reviews about my favorite recordings of vintage jazz, classic pop, and the crooners, including the biggest stars and some obscure names, published by Anton Garcia-Fernandez in Martin, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

A Conversation with Chuck Par-Due on Harry James

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Oregon-based musician and author Chuck Par-Due has recently published Harry James—Trumpet Icon , a new biography of trumpeter Harry Jame...

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Bing Crosby's Duets with Dixie Lee, August 1936

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After a two-year hiatus, The Vintage Bandstand returns with an article about the lone single that Bing Crosby and his wife Dixie Lee cut f...

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Unsung Vocalists of the Past 8: Chester Gaylord

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Unless you are an avid collector of old 78s from the 1920s and '30s, chances are you have never heard of Chester Gaylord . And yet he ...

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Ernst Van 't Hoff and His Hot Wartime Dance Band

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Dutch pianist and trumpeter Ernst Van 't Hoff (the last name is also sometimes spelled Van't Hoff and Van t'Hoff) led one of...

Monday, May 8, 2017

Julie London in Her Living Room, 1959

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After a hiatus of about a year, during which I have been working on my other jazz blog, Jazz Flashes , I return to The Vintage Bandstand ...

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