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JJ 03/63: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – The Gospel Truth
Sixty years ago Derrick Stewart-Baxter acclaimed Tharpe as one of the most exciting singers he had ever heard and a first-rank guitarist
Audio Reviews
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Gospel Truth / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta was a fervent gospel singer with a vibrant, charismatic stage presence. Unusually, she accompanied herself on electric guitar, with rocking fills and solos...
Audio Reviews
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Gospel Truth / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Until Mahalia Jackson came along, Rosetta Tharpe was the voice of gospel, though some of the black churches shunned her after she played in...
Features
Zev Feldman: digging out the lost gems
The producer responsible for a host of releases of previously unissued jazz in recent years thinks much of the best music is in the past
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Audio Reviews
Sisters Of Jazz: The Hidden Ladies Of Jazz
Debut album from all-women Swedish-Danish band is a tribute to well-known female musicians from Mary Lou Williams to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Book Reviews
Bath To Fleet Street: Anecdotes And Pictures From My Journey
Press photographer Geoff Ellis's recollections of jazz in the West Country include lamenting the poor turnouts for Earl Hines and Willie “The Lion” Smith...
From the JJ archive
JJ 08/61: Chris Barber – Chris Barber’s Blue Book
Several of our popular jazzmen have lately shown an interest in rhythm-and-blues. This is a welcome sign, and not without significance. For R&B, broadly...
Audio Reviews
Chris Barber: A Trailblazer’s Legacy
This aptly entitled four-CD tribute, handsomely produced and spanning the seven decades of Barber's prolific recording career, draws attention to his sometimes overlooked wide-ranging...
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Book Reviews
50 Women In The Blues
"This is a man's, man's, man's world" proclaimed the godfather of soul, James Brown, whilst rarely ever acknowledging that this renowned anthem was co-written...
News
Chris Barber dies
Chris Barber, often regarded as the godfather of modern British popular music thanks to his introduction of US blues artists into the UK, died...
From the JJ archive
JJ 11/70: Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.
Previously published here in the lamented Jazz Book Club, 1966, 'Negro Folk Music U.S.A.' was first published in 1963 and is now in its...
Live Reviews
Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival 2020
Well, this was certainly something different. I didn't go to Ystad this year. Instead, the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, which ran from 30 July...
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