| A Jazz Holiday | |
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| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | June 23, 1928–October 23, 1934 |
| Genre | Jazz |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
A Jazz Holiday is a jazz compilation released in 1973. It contains tracks recorded between 1928 and 1934 by Benny Goodman, Ben Pollack, Red Nichols, Ted Lewis, Irving Mills, Jack Pettis, Rube Bloom, The Charleston Chasers, and The Venuti-Lang All Star Orchestra.
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