In the heart of the North Side’s Arlington Heights neighborhood, Ellington has been building his Mood Indigo Recordings ...

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Frith, who owns the shop, had never listened to it, but had brought the recording to his friend's studio that night, knowing he had the right player for the tape. "I thought it was just a reel ...