Functionizin' Format:CD Part 1 (Why Was I

Part 1 (Why Was I Born / Don't Ever Leave Me)

Born Louis Milton Goldwasser in Russia in 1890

Annette Hanshaw

In his appearances across the globe

and 'Cile Sings LP)

Functionizin' Format:CD Part 1 (Why Was IIn the realm of "'20s style jazz," one of the hottest bands in the land hails from Portland, Oregon. Bridgetown Sextet stomps, struts, swings, and moans through 11 top tunes of the era, including selections by Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, Fats Waller, Count Basie, and even Jimmie Rodgers! The music is fun, hot, danceable, and refreshingly devoid of any caricature or corn. As two time Grammy nominee Colin Hancock says in his liner notes to