Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks (Volume 2) [78 rpm]

Based in New York City, Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks have been delighting audiences for 50 years with thrilling hot jazz and dance music of the 1920s and '30s. Through regular performances, recordings, and appearances on radio, TV, and film (including Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and Martin Scorcese's The Aviator), they have gained a worldwide following and are the subject of the acclaimed 2016 feature-length documentary: There's a Future in the Past. Recorded in 2022 in brilliant hi-fi stereo sound by legendary engineer Stewart Lerman, this hefty 180-gram red vinyl pressing captures the band at its peak with stunning warmth and clarity in sound that packs real "punch." For this record, the Nighthawks are: Andy Stein (violin); Joe Boga, Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet); Jim Fryer (trombone); Will Anderson, Dan Levinson (alto saxophone, clarinet); Mark Lopeman (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Peter Yarin (piano); Arnt Arntzen (banjo, guitar); Vince Gior