The Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band
The Chris Barber Jazz And Blues Band
Top Songs
| 1 | Big Bass Drum (On a Mardi Gras Day) | ||
| 2 | He's Got the Whole World in His Hand | ||
| 3 | Over In The Gloryland | ||
| 4 | Wildcate Blues | ||
| 5 | Savoy Blues |
Albums
Dec 2021 • 7 songs
Dec 2008 • 12 songs
Oct 2008 • 20 songs
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About
Biography
Trombonist and bandleader Chris Barber spearheaded the Anglo-European trad jazz movement during the late '50s and early '60s and devoted 60 years to the endless celebration of old-fashioned music. Barber initially broke through in the '50s releasing albums like 1954's New Orleans Joys, which spawned the Lonnie Donegan skiffle classic "Rock Island Line. He also scored a Top 20 U.K. hit in 1959 with "Petite Fleur," a cover of the Sydney Bechet song featuring clarinetist Monty Sunshine. But that's only part of his story. Even as he presided over that transatlantic response to the...