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With fewer than 150 blacks, the town of Grand Forks, N.D., hardly figured to be a key front in that battle — until, that is, Larry Lubenow talked to Louis Armstrong.

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Syncopated Homecoming: Jazz Swings Back Uptown

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Though a different version of this 1964 Paris concert was previously available on import, THE GREAT CONCERT OF CHARLES MINGUS restores the original song order and includes previously unreleased tracks.

Ray Charles cut these tunes for Swing Time at the beginning of his career. While Charles was still influenced by Nat King Cole and Charles Brown, his monumental talent was very much in effect.