In the late 1950s, Irv Kratka began releasing albums that would change jazz. Not necessarily the music but the quality of playing by those who wanted to learn without taking lessons or just wanted to improve their chops. Known since 1950 as Music Minus One, the company founded by Kratka at first focused on classical, pop vocals and then Dixieland jazz. …
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