[78-L] RIP Jon Hendricks, George Avakian

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Was Avakian responsible for those Columbia albums called "Hot Trombones" and "Hot Trumpets" etc.?

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> On Nov 24, 2017, at 12:17 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:
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> He also produced early recordings of music of Alan Hovhaness, originally on 
> Disc and reissued on Dial.
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>> On 11/23/2017 8:58 AM, Eric Goldberg wrote:
>> Avakian also had a record label that I believe had, as its' only release, an album of John Cage.
>> Eric
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>>     On Thursday, November 23, 2017, 4:17:47 AM EST, Philip Fukuda <78rpm at sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote:
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>> Wow, very sad day. Two giants have just died.
>> Jon Hendricks, 96, had a few 78s on Prestige and Decca in the mid 50s before stardom with Dave Lambert and Annie Ross on LP.
>> George Avakian, 98, started producing 78 album sets of jazz first at Decca then started an essential series of reissue sets at Columbia as well as recording new music.
>> Philip Fukuda Â
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