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The Barber band achieved chart success on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Petite Fleur", and from the middle to late 1950s it was the most popular music act in the UK.

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Jazz trombonist Chris Barber formed his first band in the late 1940s, but it is the band that he has led from 1954, after parting company with trumpeter Ken Colyer, that has established all kinds of records for success and longevity. The 54 year partnership with trumpeter Pat Halcox is the longest continuous association in jazz history. The Barber band achieved chart success on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Petite Fleur," and from the middle to late 1950s it was the most popular music act in the UK. The band was one of the first British jazz groups to tour extensively in the United States. It has remained one of the most popular and widely imitated jazz bands in Europe for over half a century. In this candid account of his life and music, Barber tells the story of his band, but also of his many other contributions to music in Britain. He and his guitarist and singer Lonnie Donegan began the skiffle movement. His band pioneered touring with authentic American blues and gospel musicians, including Big Bill Broonzy, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. There were also tours with American jazz soloists, including John Lewis, Trummy Young, Ray Nance and many others. Barber and his colleague Harold Pendleton also launched the Marquee Club in London, which became a legendary jazz and rock venue, as well as becoming the launchpad for the Richmond and Reading Festivals. Barber's band has always been devoted to both jazz and blues, touring for many years with the charismatic Northern Irish singer Ottilie Patterson, (who became Barber's wife) and also including the blues guitarist John Slaughter in the line-up. In 2001 the band became the Big Chris Barber Band, allowing him to continue to play the New Orleans jazz he has always loved, but also to play the big band repertoire of musicians such as Duke Ellington.

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Publisher
Equinox Publishing The Limited
ISBN-10
1845530888
ISBN-13
9781845530884
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150639230

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Book Title
Jazz Me Blues : the Autobiography of Chris Barber
Author
Chris Barber
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Weight
7.4 Oz

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As Told to
Shipton, Alyn
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Ml419.B163a3 2014
Reviews
"Back in the 1950s very few people in this country had even heard of blues music. But there was one Englishman who knew what we were missing and decided to change that. In so doing he changed my life and probably yours, too, because he changed the course of popular music: the trombone legend, Chris Barber." -- Hugh Laurie "It is very apparent to the critical observer that all roads lead to Chris, from the skiffle with Donegan period through Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny and Brownie and the electrifying Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. He is the pivotal player in the game of British blues, jazz and skiffle whose blues offshoots strongly influenced the American scene also." -- Van Morrison "I have been listening to jazz for about 60 years and Chris Barber has been a big name in the music throughout that time. I first heard him play trad and his music helped get me into the music generally. He has led band after band, bringing on new players. The last time that I heard him was about two years ago, when he had certainly developed an interesting different swing group. He is the epitome of British jazz and this book explains why." -- Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP "Chris Barber is one of the most important post-World War II British musicians. His influence and inspiration, often unsung, in the fields of jazz and blues is long-lasting and widespread. He continues to educate and entertain mightily more than sixty years after he formed his first band. His autobiography is a captivating account of a fascinating life - a musical and social history viewed from behind his magnificent trombone." -- Tim Rice "Barber comes across as a quietly modest man who has no need for us to admire him. [...] Jazz Me Blues is an engaging portrait of a continuing life in jazz (with rare photographs, a selective discography, and an index)." -- Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives
Table of Content
1. Parents, school, the war, growing up 2. The first band 3. The Ken Colyer period 4. Chris Barber's Jazz Band and Ottilie Patterson's arrival 5. The blues connection 6. The Marquee Club 7. Taking "trad" to America 8. The end of the "trad" boom 9. Motor racing 10. The Jazz and Blues band era 11. Friends and collaborators - from Van Morrison and Eric Clapton to Rory Gallagher and Dr John 12. The Big Chris Barber Band Brief discography of CD releases
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2013-037155
Dewey Decimal
788.93165
Series
Popular Music History Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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