Jazz Journal - Lucky Thompson, July 1962

Welcome to the seventh in a series of ten postings which share my recently found Jazz Journal magazines from the early 1960's. The cover star for the July 1962 edition is Lucky Thompson. Thompson was a jazz saxophonist, born in 1924 in South Carolina. Unconventional by the standards of his contemporaries, he was suspicious of the music business, being quoted as describing record companies and promoters as parasites or vultures.

Jazz Journal, July 1962, cover star Lucky Thompson

 Jazz Journal, July 1962, advertisement for Vogue jazz

 Lucky Thompson on amazon.co.uk ...

    

Lucky Thompson on amazon.com ...

    



Other posts in the series include ...

1. Memphis Slim, March 1961
2. Dave Brubeck, February 1961
3. Cab Calloway, May 1961
4. Peggy Lee, September 1961
5. Erroll Garner, January 1962
6. Coleman Hawkins, February 1962

More vintage magazines of all sorts can be found on my web site
 

Jazz Journal - Coleman Hawkins, February 1962

We're up to number six in my series of ten Jazz Journal postings. Today we go back in time to February 1962, and it's the turn of Coleman Hawkins to be the cover star. I'm a bit stretched for time today to reserach and provide a summary, so instead here's a link to Coleman Hawkins information.

Jazz Journal, February 1962, Coleman Hawkins

Jazz journal, February 1962, advertisement for Vogue jazz

Jazz Journal, February 1962, advertisement

Coleman Hawkins on amazon.co.uk ...

    

Coleman Hawkins on amazon.com ...


    



Other posts in the series include ...

1. Memphis Slim, March 1961
2. Dave Brubeck, February 1961
3. Cab Calloway, May 1961
4. Peggy Lee, September 1961
5. Erroll Garner, January 1962

More vintage magazines of all sorts can be found on my web site

 

Jazz Journal - Erroll Garner, January 1962

Welcome to the 5th in my series of 10 postings dedicated to Jazz Journal magazines from the early 1960's. Today's cover star is Erroll Garner (born:1923, died: 1977). Garner was an American Jazz pianist, probably most well knw for his ballard Misty. The inability to read music almost cost Garner his place in the Music Union, but eventually he was granted a special dispensation. During his career he released 10's of records, and played with Charlie Parker on the famous Cool Blues sessions.

Jazz Journal, January 1962, Erroll Garner

Jazz Journal, January 1962, back advert - Vogue Jazz advertisement

The advertisement below is taken from the same edition of Jazz Journal and celebrates Philips and Fontana having 6 records in Jazz Journal's Record of the Year, including it would seem 4 of the top 5.

Jazz Journal, January 1962, Philips and Fontana advertisement

Erroll Garner on amazon.co.uk ...

  

Erroll Garner at amazon.com ...

    




Check out my previous posts for other Jazz Journals in the series ...

1. Memphis Slim, March 1961
2. Dave Brubeck, February 1961
3. Cab Calloway, May 1961
4. Peggy Lee, September 1961

More vintage magazines of all sorts can be found on my web site

Jazz Journal - Peggy Lee, September 1961

Apologies to those of you who have been awaiting the fourth installment from my Jazz Journal collection, but here it is at last. Today's post features the cover star from the September 1961 edition, Peggy Lee. Peggy Lee was born in 1920 and was an American jazz singer and composer, as well as an established actress. Her breakthrough was 1943's Why Don't You Do Right? which recorded sales in excess of one million and set her on the path to fame. Her film roles included The Jazz Singer and Lady and the Tramp, neither of which need any introduction. Peggy died in 2002 and is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. Never heard Peggy? Then check out the MP3 samples below.

Jazz Journal, September 1961, cover star Peggy Lee

Jazz Journal, September 1961, Vogue Jazz advertisement

Jazz Journal September 1961, Pye advertisement

Peggy Lee on amazon.co.uk ...

   

Peggy Lee on amazon.com ...

    

More vintage magazines can be found on my web site

Previous posts in this series include Memphis Slim, Cab Calloway and Dave Brubeck.

Jazz Journal - Cab Calloway, May 1961

For the third of my ten vintage Jazz Journal magazines, we go back to May 1961 where Cab Calloway appears as the cover star.

Jazz Journal, May 1961, cover star Cab Calloway

Jazz Journal, May 1961, back cover - advertisement for Vogue Jazz

The advertisement below is quite impressive. At the Jazzshows Jazz Club you could see Jazz on every day of the month way back in 1961, whereas at the Picadilly Jazz Club it looks like you would have had to go to bingo once a week.

Jazz Journal, May 1961, vintage advertisement

Cab Calloway on amazon.co.uk ...

    

Cab Calloway on amazon.com ...

    




Previous blog posts in this series include Memphis Slim and Dave Brubeck

Jazz Journal - Dave Brubeck, February 1961

For the second installment of the ten, early 1960's Jazz Journal magazines I picked up a few weeks ago, we turn our heads and ears to Dave Brubeck, who graces the cover of the February 1961 edition. Dave Brubeck is a jazz pianist, born in California in 1920. He is probably best know for the Dave Brubeck Quartet which he started in 1951 with Paul Desmond, during which time he regularly released up to four albums per year. In addition to 'regular' albums, he produced a jazz musical and appeared in the film All Night Long, which also starred Patrick McGoohan (later to become famous for his roles in Danger Man and the Prisoner). As a Patrick McGoohan fan, this is one I will be checking out.

Jazz Journal, February 1961, front cover

Jazz Journal, February 1961, back cover

Compared to other magazines of the era, the advertisements in Jazz Journal are all very serious, as can be seen in this advertisement for a glorified record player.

Decca stereogram advertisement

Dave Brubeck on amazon.co.uk ...

   

Dave Brubeck on amazon.com ...
 

    

This is part two of a ten part feature. Part one featured Memphis Slim

Jazz Journal - Memphis Slim, March 1961

I was thrilled last weekend when I stumbled across a pile of vintage Jazz Journal magazines from the early 1960's whilst ferreting around an antique market. I picked up 10 in all and over the next few days and weeks (hopefully not months) I plan to blog about each one. I'm going to take them in ascending chronological order, feature the front and back cover of each, and possibly one or more of the inside pages. And, assuming I can find some, I'll post links to books, records and CD's by the magazine cover star and MP3 clips. So without further ado, let's get this (jazz) party started ... and as luck would have it, the theme of music fits nicely with this week's Sepia Saturday. Watch out for the 2nd installment of my Jazz Journals, which hopefully I'll get round to posting over the bank holiday weekend as the weather forecast here looks awful.

*** UPDATE *** Second installment of my Jazz Journals has now been posted, featuring Dave Brubeck.

Jazz Journal, March 1961, front cover

Jazz Journal, March 1961, back cover

This first magazine is from March 1961 and features Memphis Slim as the cover star. Born in 1915 as John Len Chatman, in Memphis, Tennessee (where else). In the early 1940's he recorded for Bluebird records, and towards the late 1940's moved towards more of a jump blues sound, recording mainly for independent labels like Hy-Tone and Miracle. Classic Memphis Slim songs include Every Day I Have the Blues and Nobody Loves Me, the latter being covered by a wealth of artists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Ella Fitzgerald. Check out the MP3 selections below to hear some of his songs.

Vintage EMI advertisement from Jazz Journal, March 1961

More vintage magazines can be found on my web site

Memphis Slim on amazon.co.uk ...

    



Memphis Slim on amazon.com ...

    

*** UPDATE *** Second installment of my Jazz Journals has now been posted, featuring Dave Brubeck.