Jazz aficionados have long spoken of an unrivaled collection of the greatest jazz musicians from 1930s, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and Coleman Hawkins. Now, a collection of their greatest live recordings have been discovered and stored at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York. We talk with Loren Schoenberg, the curator of the museum.
[CORRECTION: the original version of this story mentioned "Louise Armstrong," rather than trumpet genius Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. We regret the error. -eds]
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