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Joyce Cobb: Joyce Cobb with the Michael Jefry Stevens Trio
by AAJ Italy Staff
Anche John Hammond non l'aveva capito. Prima che se ne occupasse Jerry Wexler, voleva fare di Aretha Franklin una nuova Ella Fitzgerald ma non ottenne grossi risultati. Intendiamo dire che una cantante soul (anche strepitosa come Aretha) non è necessariamente una brava jazz singer e, fatte le debite proporzioni, la cosa vale anche per Joyce Cobb. Operante a Memphis, come il trio del pianista Michael Jefry Stevens che l'accompagna, la Cobb è stata sotto contratto per la mitica Stax Records ...
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by C. Michael Bailey
If New York City is the cultural center of the universe, then Memphis, Tennessee is its crossroads, with the cutting edge and the traditional mingling in Memphis like two best friends. Jazz vocalist Joyce Cobb hails from Memphis, and that city's myriad of influences are evident in her singing. Certainly sophisticated as a jazz singer, Cobb's delivery has the slurring grit of the blues. It is the sound of her meaning business when she steps up to the microphone to ...
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