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, 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 ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Mr. C's Formative Years: Perry Como with Ted Weems, 1936-41

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In his heyday of the 1940s and '50s, particularly after he became a mainstay on the new medium of television, Perry Como became known...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

This Love of Mine: Jack Jones's Tribute to Songwriting Singers

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Despite the fact that he has enjoyed a long and productive career, Jack Jones is one of the 1960s crooners about whom we do not seem to h...
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