Back in early May, I received an email from a reader, Jeremy Mushlin, who had an interesting point: "I will go toe to toe with any Harry James fan and argue that Charlie Shavers was his trumpet-playing equal. Charlie just did not get the same opportunities and also wasn't as well organized as James. Compare Harry James's Soft Lights, Sweet Trumpet and T…
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