Regret that tonight I heard of the death jazz writer Sally-Anne Worsfold:
Discovering jazz at the age of 13 in 1960, during the trad boom, Sally-Ann has looked ever onward and upward since. Her first published article, a profile of Tony Coe, appeared in her school's magazine. Since 1967 she has been a professional writer, regularly contributing to all the major specialist magazines: Jazz Journal, The Jazz Rag, Just Jazz, etc.
She has written numerous sleevenotes in addition to compiling CDs - the most recent of which include boxed sets of Cab Calloway and Bix Beiderbecke (JSP) and a double CD devoted to Frank Newton (Jasmine). She also compiled various entries for both editions of The New Grove Dictionary Of Jazz. Sally-Ann has researched, scripted and presented jazz programmes for local radio and in 1977 founded The South East Essex Jazz Records Society.
Sally-Ann likes any kind of music with warmth, honesty and soul, but jazz remains her special love. She prefers to be described as a jazz commentator rather than a critic.
Her husband, rhythm guitarists Nevil Skrimshire, predeceased last year. http://www.paulvernonchester.com/NevilSkrimshire.htm
Discovering jazz at the age of 13 in 1960, during the trad boom, Sally-Ann has looked ever onward and upward since. Her first published article, a profile of Tony Coe, appeared in her school's magazine. Since 1967 she has been a professional writer, regularly contributing to all the major specialist magazines: Jazz Journal, The Jazz Rag, Just Jazz, etc.
She has written numerous sleevenotes in addition to compiling CDs - the most recent of which include boxed sets of Cab Calloway and Bix Beiderbecke (JSP) and a double CD devoted to Frank Newton (Jasmine). She also compiled various entries for both editions of The New Grove Dictionary Of Jazz. Sally-Ann has researched, scripted and presented jazz programmes for local radio and in 1977 founded The South East Essex Jazz Records Society.
Sally-Ann likes any kind of music with warmth, honesty and soul, but jazz remains her special love. She prefers to be described as a jazz commentator rather than a critic.
Her husband, rhythm guitarists Nevil Skrimshire, predeceased last year. http://www.paulvernonchester.com/NevilSkrimshire.htm
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