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Personnel: Eva Taylor (vocals); Margaretha Thalen (vocals); Tomas Örnberg (soprano, clarinet, soprano saxophone); Goran Stachewsky, Goran Stachewsky (banjo); Andreas Heymowski (clarinet, bass clarinet); Bent Persson (trumpet); Jens "Jesse" Lindgren (trombone); Hans Hultman-Boye (piano); Lennart Bohm (bass instrument). Liner Note Author: Bo Scherman. Recording information: The Pawnshop, Stockholm, Sweden (03/22/1976). Arranger: Bent Persson. Singer Eva Taylor (1985-1977) was a blues-jazz vocal star in the first half of the twentieth century, and one of the very first African-American voices to be heard on the radio. Taylor sang in bands led or directed by the protean Clarence Williams, songwriter, pianist, and producer (also her husband). Before they became stars, jazz icons Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet also performed on some of her recordings. While she officially retired in the 1940's, Taylor would perform sporadically. LEGENDARY is a live set recorded in Sweden in 1976 with a group of traditionally oriented (i.e., New Orleans, hot jazz, and `20s pop styles) locals. Backed by a band immersed in the era from which she sprang, Taylor's rough yet resolute performances are a joy-filled link to pre-WWII classic jazz history.
