Jimmy Scott
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Obituary by Jeff Tamarkin, JazzTimes, 13 June 2014
JIMMY SCOTT, whose distinctively high contralto voice — caused by a rare genetic condition called Kallmann's syndrome — gave his music a purity and youthfulness ...
Retrospective and Interview by Fred Dellar, MOJO, October 2005
Today, Jimmy Scott is a legend, revered by Lou Reed and Madonna for his ethereal, unearthly soprano. But for years he languished in anonymity, battling ...
Last Night A Record Changed My Life: Jimmy Scott on Ray Charles And Betty Carter
Interview by Chris Ingham, MOJO, 2001
I WAS IN the Lionel Hampton band in 49. Betty joined months after me, we picked her up in Detroit. We never sang together, everybody ...
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