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Jelly Roll Morton & J. Lawrence Cook at Web Site
By Mike Meddings

Hello all,  A massive amount of new items uploaded onto the site this
evening.   Details as follows:

Larry Gushee sends an article from Down Beat, dated May 1937, page 11.
This can be found on the Morton page at the head of the section
"Washington, D.C. - Library of Congress, 1936 - 1938".

Roger Richard sends an article from Down Beat, dated 21st April 1950,
page 4.  This can be found on the Morton page in the section
"Comeback In New York, Scuffling, Back To California, 1939 - 1941"

The Recordings Page has been updated to include details of the
Baltimore acetates an sessions up to the Sanka Coffee radio broadcast.
Includes details of Morton playing an Hammond Organ.

Dr. Lisa A. Fagg, eldest granddaughter of J. Lawrence Cook, sends
a personal reminisce of her grandfather.  This is on the JLC page.
Hope you enjoy.

Musically yours

Mike Meddings
http://www.doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk/


(Message sent Fri 16 Feb 2001, 00:18:44 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

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