Jim Godbolt
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Jim Godbolt is a British jazz writer and historian.
During a varied career in the music business, Godbolt has worked as concert-promoter, manager to British jazz musicians, film consultant, broadcaster and compiler of album liner notes
. He has edited a number of jazz journals, including Jazz Illustrated, from 1950–51, 100 Club News, from 1979–84 and from 1980-2006 founding editor of Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
, the house magazine of the jazz club
in London.
Jim Godbolt has also written for a number of newspapers and periodicals, including Harpers & Queen and Melody Maker
.
During a varied career in the music business, Godbolt has worked as concert-promoter, manager to British jazz musicians, film consultant, broadcaster and compiler of album liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
. He has edited a number of jazz journals, including Jazz Illustrated, from 1950–51, 100 Club News, from 1979–84 and from 1980-2006 founding editor of Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
Jazz At Ronnie Scott’s magazine
Jazz at Ronnie Scott’s was the house magazine of Ronnie Scott's Club in London's Soho, England. Available as a freesheet, it was published from 1979-2006 and was distributed throughout London to record shops and other locations....
, the house magazine of the jazz club
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club which has operated in London since 1959.The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was managed by musicians Ronnie Scott and Pete King. In 1965 it moved to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street...
in London.
Jim Godbolt has also written for a number of newspapers and periodicals, including Harpers & Queen and Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
.
Selected bibliography
- Ronnie Scott's Jazz FarragoRonnie Scott's Jazz FarragoRonnie Scott’s Jazz Farrago is a compilation of features from Jazz at Ronnie Scott’s magazine, the house magazine of the famous London jazz venue Ronnie Scott’s Club in Soho which is still in operation after nearly fifty years.- Background :...
- A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-1950;
- A History of Jazz in Britain 1950-1970
- All This and 10%
- All This and Many a Dog
- The World of Jazz in Printed Ephemera and Collectibles