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Jack McVea: McVoutie’s Central Avenue Blues

Read "McVoutie’s Central Avenue Blues" reviewed by Derek Taylor


To most fans of vintage American music the scene of Central Avenue in the Forties needs no introduction. A hot spot arguably unrivaled at the time, it was a place painted in the florid and exciting hues of African American music on the move. Numerous strains of blues coupled hedonistically with the improvisatory elements of jazz creating a wealth and variety of sounds that fortunately and frequently made it on to record. A lesser-known fulcrum of the scene Jack McVea, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Trying To Tell Ya /...

Strand Records
2010

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McVoutie’s...

Delmark Records
2002

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New Deal

Strand Records
1989

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The Key's In The...

Strand Records
1947

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Open The Door...

Strand Records
1946

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