Published on December 23, 1939:
“MODERN” GOES “DIXIELAND” or VICE VERSA: LEE KONITZ and MARSHALL BROWN GO
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We can pretend that the words in quotation marks used to mean something, in
the Sumerian era of jazz journalism, before the asteroid hit Richmond,
Indiana....
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The hierarchy of artists -- who's listed, who's not -- is intriguing, even if some of it might have been dictated by the dimensions of the advertisement. I can't tell exactly how much the tickets cost, but I am sure it was a substantial amount of money in 1939 dollars. What a way to celebrate Christmas! Thanks for another wonderful bit of jazz archaeology, Agustin!
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