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In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold

Record producer Zev Feldman (left) and John Fowler, a charter member of the Left Bank Jazz Society, meet outside the Charles Theater in downtown Baltimore. The building once hosted some of the best jazz musicians in the country. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption

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In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold

New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the first time.

In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold

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Gene Ammons: 'All-Star Sessions with Sonny Stitt'

Gene "Jug" Ammons played bebop and R&B with equal skill. As the founder of the "Chicago School" of tenor sax, he performed with the Woody Herman and Billy Eckstine orchestras. He and his saxophonist friend, Sonny Stitt, often seemed to be in competition when they played together, as they do in this album.

Gene Ammons: 'All-Star Sessions with Sonny Stitt'

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