Song of the Blues (1923-1932) Ragtime I'll Build a Stairway to

I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise

The discs quickly garnered rave reviews around the globe from fans of 1920s and '30s jazz and "hot dance" music for their sparkling arrangements

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Song of the Blues (1923-1932) Ragtime I'll Build a Stairway toIn the years following World War I, Isham Jones established himself as one of the true innovators in dance band music, influential in developing the instrumentation and aural character of American dance bands up to the Second World War. In the 1920s and early '30s, Isham Jones's Orchestra was famous for its impeccable musicianship and creative arrangements that, while interesting and ambitious, were always danceable and seldom theatrical for their own