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The Jazz Scene: The Beginnings of Soul.

good example of how the birth of Soul was being delivered in the media.

By slimharpo in Articles
Updated on 25 Sep 2015 · Published 22 Sep 2012

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The Jazz Scene: The Beginnings of Soul. magazine cover

Further to the two articles I've previously posted about the early Blues & Soul Magazine I've dug out my copy of the Jazz Scene Magazine from August 1962, I was a sprightly 15 year old at that time. It cost me one shilling and sixpence!

 

 

 

I bought it because Ray Charles was on the cover. I've recently re-read the Alexis Korner article ‘Tin Pan Alleleujah’ and I thought it was interesting because he was clearly trying to come up with a word for the fusion of Gospel & R&B that became known as ‘Soul’ and came up with ‘Gospop’!

 

Thankfully it didn't last and ‘Soul’ stuck!

 

I think the article is a good example of how the birth of Soul was being delivered in the media. I was buying Record Mirror at the time and Norman Jopling in particular was championing the ‘new sound’ in the mainstream press and highlighting artists such as The Isley Bros & James Brown in his articles.

 

Record Mirror used to have an annual poll of favourite artists and the winners of the Best Female Group in 1962/3 was The Miracles! At least people were listening to their records.

 

Anyway I hope you enjoy reading about the early beginnings of this scene we love so much.

 

Cheers, John

 

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The influence of the jazz scene from that era cannot be underestimated in the shaping of underground club culture ...it was in these sort of clubs that the first hearings of early Black American fledgling soul music started to filter thru....what is more amazing is that the modernists actually started to make an appearance after the Second World war...but because the style at that stage..fitted in with what most was wearing...the modernists were able to quietly remain underground....because unlike the Teds....it wasnt a uniform...Britian in the 50s went thru a jazz boom...with trad jazz and beatnicks etc....however....in the mid 50s....another side started to emerge...modern jazz....cool ...clean...which attracted their own following...Young Jewish kids....who initially went to dances for jewish young folk..but by quirk...ended up...fashioning a sub culture based on fashion and music...the legacy is till here....Delxxxx

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Thanks very much for posting up the excerpts from the mag John. Fascinating historical reading.

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yes, a lot of proto soul R&B records got listed in things like Jazz Journal back in the day, definitely an early hint of what was to come.



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