Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Custom CDs available

[tjluke68]

I just found this yesterday - sorry if it's already known information. You can buy Custom CDs from old Folkways or Cook Records LPs from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. There's some neat stuff there - Ellington, Lizzie Miles, Mugsy Spanier, Frank Signorelli, Bunny Berigan, etc - and that's just the Jazz stuff.

The only bad part is they don't provide album cover art for any of the custom CDs. Since the picture is up on the site of the LP cover, maybe they could provide the JPEG or GIF...

I'm thinking about ordering 2-3 CDs today...

[Adam]

This came up in a former thread about Folkways. I remember posting that link.

Hmm, can't find it. It's good to give Folkways it's own thread anyway.

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Edited December 19, 2005 by Adam

[frank m]

Thanks===I just looked at the site and there is indeed some fine stuff there. I'm particularly interested in the Jame P Johnson.

[medjuck]

I bought a cd from them once bbecasue it had a Gil Evans cut. it also had pieces by Mary Lou Williams and Sonny Murray. My memory is that it was a bit expensive. There are liner notes.

[Pete B]

Vol 9 has a rare Lennie Tristano cut "Blues".