Rarities! Mystery! The Marty Alexander Collection
Posted by: Karen Fishman
Today’s post is by David Sager, Research Assistant in the Recorded Sound Research Center. Marty Alexander, a chemist, collected rare 17th Century French furniture and art and also amassed one of the world’s most comprehensive and exotic collections of pre-WWII 78 rpm jazz recordings. After his death in 2009, the Library of Congress acquired the …
Posted in: Jazz, Recorded Sound