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The Lighthouse All-Stars

Bassist Howard Rumsey initiated a jazz plan in the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Seaside, CA, in 1949. His Lighthouse All-Stars performed on the nightly basis and on Sundays, there is typically a 12-hour jam program. The Modern label documented Rumsey’s organizations on a reasonably regular basis during 1952-1957 and such …

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