New World Radio Radio

"Harlem River Quiver," Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (1928)

New World Radio is a breathtaking piece. The radio had an unbelievable influence on jazz in the 1920s and 1930s. Duke Ellington was very fortunate to not only perform at The Cotton Club six nights...

http://www.folkways.si.edu/duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra/harlem-river-quiver/jazz-ragtime/music/track/smithsonian