An alternate version of this article appears in the Sep/Oct 2023 digital issue of Tape Op, under the title “Transferring Early Bebop 78 rpm Records”. Photo by William P. Gottlieb. Charlie Parker and Miles Davis perform at the Three Deuces jazz club in New York City, 1947. In the mid-forties,
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Django Reinhardt Unchained
Years before amplification, Django Reinhardt needed only his fingers to electrify the guitar. With high-dollar Shellac recordings for sale online, Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt has become a popular obscurity in the past few years. From the time of his upbringing as a child in Paris, Django lived a nomadic