{"id":15437,"date":"2016-09-13T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15437"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T11:18:16","slug":"all-that-jazz-retro-project-playing-archival-music-through-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15437","title":{"rendered":"All That Jazz &#8211; retro project playing archival music through a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.hackaday.io\/images\/651941473054644588.jpg?resize=560%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>James Bellafaire wanted something that would play jazz music &#8220;all day and all night&#8221; and give him an authentic experience at the same time. So, he found an old 1930s radio on eBay, won the auction and refurbished the case. 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