We hosted a very special guest this week on the channel to discuss an awesome new CD release of amazingly good digital transfers of 78 rpm records from the very early days of recorded jazz!
Colin Hancock is the Producer of “The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922”, a Grammy-nominated 2 CD set by Archeophone Records of 50 early jazz tracks featuring saxophonist Loren McMurray.
Thanks Colin for a wonderful chat – and good luck at the GRAMMYs in February!
Where to buy this CD:
Includes 80 page booklet with liner notes by Colin Hancock and Mark Berresford.
https://www.archeophone.com/catalogue/loren-mcmurray-moaninest-moan/
Colin Hancock’s YouTube Channel
Fans of this channel should go and subscribe forthwith!
https://www.youtube.com/@Desdemona202
Colin Hancock’s Unboxing Video (of this set)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO71fP16vpc
0:00 Intro
0:53 “The Moaningest Moan of them All” Release
3:54 Introducing Colin Hancock
6:10 The impact of Loren McMurray
7:06 Who was Loren McMurray?
11:10 McMurray’s style of playing
13:07 The saxophone in jazz
15:33 What could have been?
18:35 Why was McMurray forgotten for so long?
21:54 How the CD Project came together
27:57 Colin’s Favorite Tracks: “Lonesome Mamma Blues”
28:43 Colin’s Favorite Tracks: “High Brown Blues”
29:56 Colin’s Favorite Tracks: “Truly”
30:57 Who was influenced by Mac?
33:42 GRAMMY nomination
36:27 What’s next? New Projects.
39:58 Conclusion
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