Last June 2012, I went to the Jazz Record Mart: 27 East Illinois Ave., in downtown, Chicago.
It was filled wall to wall with vintage jazz and blues vinyl records and posters. I just happened to find the store while
visiting Chicago. I spent two hours in there looking at albums and listening to
a few cuts. This was the funnest thing I did on my whole trip to Chicago. This
was on the same day I ate an Italian Beef Sandwich which was very delicious. I found an album in there that I have been looking for for a long time; that
I once owned on an 8 track tape which broke long ago. The album is called
Powerhouse by the Jazz
Crusaders, recorded in 1968. This was
probably the first jazz album that I ever owned and I have not heard it for over
thirty years. I played it when I got
back home to Houston and it sounds as good as it ever did. It is incredible that I had to
travel so far to make this discovery. I have over the years purchased a few other Jazz Crusader albums, but
Powerhouse is by far the best of their early work. I love old record stores; may they never completely disappear.
Last June 2012, I went to the Jazz Record Mart: 27 East Illinois Ave., in downtown, Chicago.
It was filled wall to wall with vintage jazz and blues vinyl records and posters. I just happened to find the store while
visiting Chicago. I spent two hours in there looking at albums and listening to
a few cuts. This was the funnest thing I did on my whole trip to Chicago. This
was on the same day I ate an Italian Beef Sandwich which was very delicious. I found an album in there that I have been looking for for a long time; that
I once owned on an 8 track tape which broke long ago. The album is called Powerhouse by the Jazz
Crusaders, recorded in 1968. This was
probably the first jazz album that I ever owned and I have not heard it for over
thirty years. I played it when I got
back home to Houston and it sounds as good as it ever did. It is incredible that I had to
travel so far to make this discovery. I have over the years purchased a few other Jazz Crusader albums, but Powerhouse is by far the best of their early work. I love old record stores; may they never completely disappear.
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