Smith & Pointon/Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival, 1. Fugue

Covers the years from 1905 to 1937. Bill Russell talks about his education and early days teaching music, his percussion compositions and association with Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg and Gerald Strang; also his work as a percussionist specializing in Chinese music and his early interest in collecting jazz records, which was to lead to his work as a discographer and historian. First visit to New Orleans.