Delmark's 50 Years of Jazz and Blues combines both of the budget-priced jazz and blues retrospectives into a four-CD box set. These extraordinary 60 cuts, some previously unreleased, contain the music that helped put Chicago on the musical map. Fanatics will want to purchase this issue specifically for the bonus DVD, which contains footage of Delmark recording sessions and performances at the Jazz Record Mart as well as a documentary profiling Bob Koester, the mastermind behind the legendary label. This collection gives a ...
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Delmark's 50 Years of Jazz and Blues combines both of the budget-priced jazz and blues retrospectives into a four-CD box set. These extraordinary 60 cuts, some previously unreleased, contain the music that helped put Chicago on the musical map. Fanatics will want to purchase this issue specifically for the bonus DVD, which contains footage of Delmark recording sessions and performances at the Jazz Record Mart as well as a documentary profiling Bob Koester, the mastermind behind the legendary label. This collection gives a superb visual and audio overview of Delmark's activities through the years, and is recommended to all jazz and blues historians along with beginners just starting to explore this music. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi
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