Jim & Jean

Jim & Jean were Jim Glover and Jean Ray, who recorded several albums for Verve in the 1960s. The duo’s strategy was type of reminiscent of a far more industrial, pop-oriented Ian & Sylvia, emphasizing harmonies and cautious plans. Jim Glover (who also performed guitar) had performed inside a duo with Phil Ochs, the Sundowners, around 1960, a long time before either vocalist recorded. They managed their friendship for a long period, however (Ochs remained in Jim & Jean’s house when he 1st moved to NY). Jim & Jean acted as champions of types for Phil’s focus on their second recording, Changes, which included three Ochs compositions, including a few that Phil himself experienced yet to record; Ochs, subsequently, published the liner records. Jim & Jean experienced good taste, documenting materials by Ochs, David Blue, and Eric Andersen before some of those songwriters had been too well known. They also documented with several music artists who had done Bob Dylan’s 1st electric classes. But their design — having a repertoire that included small initial material — had been a bit completeé if they started recording (though among the two initial cuts on the debut LP, “One Sure Thing,” will be protected on Fairport Convention’s initial record). They never really had very much industrial success, even though some of the tracks (specifically their electrical folk-rock edition of Ochs’ “Adjustments”) had been extremely pleasingly crafted.