Daniel F. O'Brien at Melodisc Records on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard took one of the clearest "audio pictures" of jazz activity on Central Avenue in Los Angeles during the mid-'40s. This 46-track... more

During the war years, California was inundated with Black Migrants from the South. They moved to work in the munitions plants and for the war effort in general, bringing their music with them. The... more

25 track compilation presenting the synergy between 1940s Blues artists and the emerging Bop movement. Many of the pioneers of Bop began their careers in R&B and Jump Blues bands, as these specially... more