Sixty years ago this month (January 3, 1949, to be precise), one of the greatest gatherings of jazz musicians took place at an RCA Victor recording studio. The 14 musicians on hand that day were winners of the 1948-49 Metronome magazine readers' poll. Unlike other jazz magazine polls at the time, Metronome had a deal with RCA to record its winners, and …
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