Jazz - A History of the New York Scene
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Jazz - A History of the New York Scene is a book by Len Kunstadt
(founder, with blues great Victoria Spivey
, of the Spivey Records
label) and Sam Charters documenting the 20th century jazz scene in New York City.
Len Kunstadt
Leonard Kunstadt was a scholar of jazz and blues music, and a record label manager.Len Kunstadt was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn. He was the son of Morris Kunstadt, a violinist and chess master, and Sophie Sherry Kunstadt, a writer and assistant to band leader Edwin Franko Goldman. ...
(founder, with blues great Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey was an American blues singer and songwriter. She is best known for her recordings of "Dope Head Blues" and "Organ Grinder Blues", and Spivey variously worked with her sister, Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey, and with Bob Dylan, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence...
, of the Spivey Records
Spivey Records
Spivey Records was a specialist blues record label founded by blues singer Victoria Spivey and jazz historian Len Kunstadt in 1961. Spivey Records released a series of blues and jazz albums between 1961 and 1985.- History of Spivey Records :...
label) and Sam Charters documenting the 20th century jazz scene in New York City.