Albums ranked: the 40s

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  1. *****

  2. **** 1/2

  3. Dust Bowl Ballads - Woody Guthrie (1940): 92%
  4. ****

  5. *** 1/2

  6. ***

  7. ** 1/2

  8. **

  9. * 1/2

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  11. 1/2

  12. 0 stars

Almost any "Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars" from the late 1940s (re-released several times) should be here, if for no other reason than for the way they captured the blues and jazz of the pre-war era with relatively modern recordings, and a great band. ****