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The first ever retrospective of Australia's Queen of Gospel and Trad Jazz; includes the Northern Soul classic InchYou're Messin' Up My MindInch. Though forgotten by the mainstream today, Australia played host to a vibrant Trad Jazz scene in the mid 1950s-1960s. At the forefront of the early 60's scene was the dynamic young ensemble The Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band; fronted by the robust, impassioned voice of Judy Jacques.Becoming an icon of Australia's Trad Jazz movement; Judy was also responsible for introducing songs from the Black Gospel canon to Australia. This area was further explored with her next group The Gospel Four; formed after declining an offer to join The Seekers (a position, of course, then filled by her Melbourne Jazz scene contemporary Judith Durham).Jacques would also carve out a prolific career as musical performer on Australian Television before a self-imposed InchretirementInch in the early Seventies.This compilation from Playback Records draws together all of Judy's period group recordings, along with solo singles (including InchYou're Messin' Up My MindInch, now considered a classic of the UK's Northern Soul scene). Newly remastered, this collection is packaged with a deluxe 32 page booklet featuring rare and unpublished photos, a definitive biographical essay and track-by-track commentary from Judy herself. Album Tracks 1. My Journey to the Sky - the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band 2. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band 3. This Train - the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band 4. Walk Thru' the Valley - the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band 5. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band 6. Didn't It Rain Children (First-Time Stereo) - Judy Jacques and Her Gospel Four 7. You Don't Have to Ride This Train (First-Time Stereo) - Judy Jacques and Her Gospe
