Los Angeles in the late 1940s was teeming with music of all types. By then, it was still a major stop for touring big bands, a recording center for pop and a hotbed of bebop activity following the arrival and extended residency of Charlie Parker in 1946 and early '47. But after the rise of independent record labels in 1945, Los Angeles also became an R&…
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