Back of Booklet:
When Paul Preo first discovered Douglas Duke shortly after World War II, he was so impressed with Doug Duke’s extraordinary style he began recording Doug during his various club engagements.  Paul’s first successful amateur recording happened in 1959.  When Doug opened his own place affectionately known as “The Music Room,” Paul added to his recordings all the great artists who stopped by to jam with him whenever they were in town.  Paul continued to record Doug Duke until his Music Room closed.  Mr. Duke died in 1973.  He was 53 years old.   We are grateful to Paul for allowing us to reproduce his recordings of Douglas Duke at the Palace Theater Wurlitzer organ. 

Danny Schultz is hard at work adjusting a diaphone pipe on the RKO Palace Wurlitzer Theater Organ.  In 1960 he and a handful of others undertook the enormous task of restoring this organ which had long lain in disuse.  In 1964, Danny played a pivotal role in the formation of the Rochester Theater Organ society and continued to be in charge of maintaining the Wurlitzer.  The RTOS owes much to Danny Schultz for his hard work and wise counsel during the decade of the 1960s.

Tray liner notes:
This remarkable CD set presents an important new chapter in the history of the RKO Palace, its magnificent Wurlitzer organ and in the life and music of jazz organist/pianist, Douglas Duke.  It includes a live concert, numerous interviews and even behind-the-scenes practice sessions taken from the “reference tapes” of Paul Preo. This marks only 3rd  Wurlitzer recording ever to be produced from Rochester New York’s RKO Palace Theater.  For more information on the Palace Theater and the Palace Wurlitzer theater organ, visit http:/theatreorgans.com/rochestr/

Original recordings by Paul Preo 1964-1965.
Remastered by Saxon Recording.
Digitalized, edited and reproduced by Sheron McNeil Dixon 2006.
Booklet, jewel case and CD designed and printed by Sheron McNeil Dixon.
For more recordings by Douglas Duke visit us at www.dougduke.com or www.walterdixon.com