Hal Smith Searcy, Arkansas
Drummer, washboardist, bandleader, historian, writer, educator.
Leader: El Dorado Jazz Band, New Orleans Night Owls,
Mortonia Seven, On The Levee Jazz Band.
Specialist in Traditional New Orleans, Chicago and San Francisco Jazz, Ragtime, Western Swing and early Swing.
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Hal Smith recommends:
Ragtime, New Orleans Style Vol. 3
by Andrew Oliver
This is a masterpiece. A great selection of classic and lesser-known rags interpreted in the Jelly Roll Morton style. One of the best solo piano albums I have ever heard!
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A Sailboat in the Moonlight
by Michael Gamble and his Very Swinging Friends
This remotely-recorded album swings from the first note -- just as you would expect from any session led by Michael Gamble!
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Arrangements in Yellow
by Jonathan Doyle & Matt Weiner
Jonathan Doyle and Matt Weiner...two master musicians, making a full band's worth of wonderful sounds from just a duet.
go to albumIf you like Blue River, you may also like:
Effervescent Swing (Isolation Sessions #2)
by Michael Gamble and his Very Swinging Friends
On The Bumpy Road To Love
by Michael Gamble and his Very Swinging Friends
supported by 20 fans who also own “Blue River”
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Celebrated pianist and bandleader Joey Alexander comes into his own as a jazz composer on his debut release.
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