The Jazz State of Indiana – Volume I

Based on Duncan Schiedt’s 1977 book The Jazz State of Indiana, this album documents the early beginnings of jazz by musicians from Indiana. From King Oliver’s Dippermouth Blues (1923) and Wes Montgomery’s Naptown Blues(1950’s) to Hoagy Carmichle’s The Nearness of You(1937), this album authentically presents the work of those pioneers in a uniquely American art form - Jazz.  This compact disk has 16 different tracks and includes a 24 page booklet which presents in pictures & text historical information about each selection.

The Jazz State of Indiana – Volume II 

Following on the popularity of Naptown’s first Indiana Jazz album; this second, The Jazz State of Indiana- Volume II continues to feature the works of early jazz musicians from Indiana, but with a bigger band. From J.R. Robinson’s Margie (1921) to Claude Thornhill’s Buster’s Last Stand (1921), this album recreates examples of that uniquely American art form - Jazz.  This compact disk has 14 different tracks and includes a 22 page booklet which presents in pictures & text historical information about each selection.

When A Child Is Born

 Like other art forms, Jazz continues to evolve with the times. This album of Christmas Jazz in a spiritual mode captures some of the spiritual directions Marvin Chandler and Jack Gilfoy have found church audiences responding to so enthusiastically over the last few years. Perhaps the mood of the season and the perspective of world events makes this album an appropriate metaphor for the changing American culture. 

*Price does not include Indiana sales tax or shipping.