Mabel Scott • The Chronological 1951-1955

Mabel Scott [1915-2000] de formación clásica en iniciada en el canto en los grupos de gospel de la iglesia de su vecindario, ya alrededor de 1932 comenzó a cantar en Harlem's Cotton Club con Cab Calloway Orchestra, haciéndose relativa fama lo que la llevo a ser vocalista de Bob Mosley, con quien viajó a Inglaterra e hizo sus primeras grabaciones para el sello Parlophone británico.

Debido a la aparición de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Mabel regresó a los Estados Unidos y se trasladó nuevamente, esta vez a Los Angeles, haciendo el circuito de clubes durante los años cuarenta.

En 1946 hizo su primera grabación para el sello Excelsior, logrando sus primeros éxitos.

En la década del 50 realiza una serie de grabaciones y una promesa de un buen contrato discográfico que nunca se cumplió, desilusionada de la "industria" musical se retira y vuelve a sus raíces: canta solamente en su iglesia, hasta sus últimos días.

Bio completa en inglés: http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/mabels.html

Biography

Mabel Scott was born on April 30, 1915, in Richmond, VA, and raised in New York City. She developed her singing voice in the Metropolitan Baptist Church and led her own all-girl gospel group, the Song Cycles. It was around 1932 that 17-year-old Mabel Scott began singing at Harlem's Cotton Club with Cab Calloway's Orchestra and the dancing Nicholas Brothers. After moving to Cleveland in 1936, she and pianist Bob Mosley went to England, where she made her first recordings in 1938 for the Parlophone label. Scott toured Europe soon afterwards and would return repeatedly from 1940 through 1942. The Second World War forced her to relocate, and she chose to settle in Los Angeles. This placed her at the epicenter of the postwar West Coast jazz and R&B scene.

Following a short spell with Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra, Scott established herself by 1943 as a mainstay at Central Avenue's Club Alabam, along with master of ceremonies Wynonie Harris. She sang with a group led by Lorenzo Flennoy during the mid-'40s and soon began recording again, first for the Hub label and then in 1947 for Excelsior. In 1948 she toured and scored Billboard R&B hits with "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" and "Elevator Boogie." Scott married her pianist, Charles Brown, in 1949 -- this union would only last about three years. She made a series of excellent sides for King Records in 1950, for Coral in 1951, with both Brunswick and Coral in 1952, and four sides for the Parrot label -- with King Kolax blowing trumpet -- in 1953. Touring Australia in 1955, she made her final recordings there for Festival Records backed by Les Welch's jazz band. Disillusioned with the music business and unhappy after her second marriage, Mabel Scott now returned to her gospel roots, singing only in church for the rest of her long life. She passed away in Los Angeles on July 19, 2000.

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VA • Jukebox Mambo Vol. 1

A stunning collection that sheds light on a pivotal yet totally overlooked area of American music - the influence of Afro-Cuban and Latin rhythms on R&B and Jazz during the mid-20th century.

Following up on the success of our Jukebox Jam album of vintage juke joint and bar room sounds, compiler and DJ Liam Large digs even deeper to put together a diverse set of dynamite R&B sides, all built around Afro-Cuban, Latin and Caribbean rhythms.

The Blues and it's populist sister Rhythm & Blues have been visited and revisited 100s of times on 1000s of comps, but the 'Spanish Tinge' has been completely overlooked, perhaps even scorned by purists.

This album stands out from the rest and the result is a set which sounds stunningly fresh and unique - a remarkable achievement itself given that the actual songs average at around 60 years old.

Jukebox Mambo showcases an experimental era which continues to inform today's music, with Afro-Latin rhythms now completely assimilated into modern pop.

The overtly sensual, exotic feel of many of these songs also continues to find an echo in modern music, and Jukebox Mambo provides a thrilling, sensual listening experience.

Lovingly compiled, expertly annotated, with music as interesting as it is stimulating and arresting, Jukebox Mambo is a new and exciting look at the era and music which changed history!

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Una impresionante colección que arroja luz sobre un área fundamental pero totalmente olvidada de la música americana - la influencia de los ritmos afrocubanos y latinos en el R&B y el Jazz a mediados del siglo XX.

Siguiendo el éxito de nuestro álbum Jukebox Jam de sonidos vintage de juke joint y bar room, el compilador y DJ Liam Large profundiza aún más para reunir un conjunto diverso de lados de R&B dinamita, todo construido alrededor de ritmos afrocubanos, latinos y caribeños.

El Blues y su hermana populista Rhythm & Blues han sido visitados y revisados cientos de veces en miles de composiciones, pero el "Tinte Español" ha sido completamente pasado por alto, tal vez incluso despreciado por los puristas.

Este álbum se destaca del resto y el resultado es un conjunto que suena sorprendentemente fresco y único - un logro notable en sí mismo dado que las canciones actuales tienen una media de edad de alrededor de 60 años.

Jukebox Mambo muestra una era experimental que continúa informando la música de hoy, con ritmos afro-latinos ahora completamente asimilados al pop moderno.

La sensación exótica y abiertamente sensual de muchas de estas canciones también continúa encontrando eco en la música moderna, y Jukebox Mambo proporciona una experiencia auditiva emocionante y sensual.

Recopilada con amor, anotada por expertos, con música tan interesante como estimulante y fascinante, Jukebox Mambo es una nueva y emocionante mirada a la época y la música que cambió la historia.

 

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