AJ Dehany remembers the 2019 edition and looks forward to dipping a toe back in the water of music festivals: Styling itself as a Scottish Supernormal, the delayed third edition of the […]
The 23rd of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) is a duo that brought out the best in two great players. Abdullah Ibrahim’s late style sometimes seems to bear few traces of […]
The 22nd of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) is a classic from the great Anglo-South African blending of the 1970s. This set, the first as named leader by the indomitable South […]
Sarah Vaughan – Live at The Berlin Philharmonie 1969 (The Lost Recordings TLR 2004037. Album review by Lauren Bush) This double disc release of Sarah Vaughan at the 1969 Berliner Jazztage combines […]
The 20th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) has one soloist serving two masters brilliantly. For once, the date is actually in the title of the recording – it genuinely seemed […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, jazz composer, pianist and broadcaster Simon Lasky describes ten tracks by Pat Metheny. Simon writes: I […]
Larry Coryell – Last Swing With Ireland (Angel Air. Album Review by Denny Ilett) There can sometimes be something slightly voyeuristic about listening to an artist’s final recordings. One might become pre-occupied […]
The nineteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) shows the power of simplicity. This Joe Henderson live set reminded many that one of the jazz royalty was still at the peak […]
The eighteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) features a duo with a sense of humour. Andy Sheppard has made heaps of great records, as leader and – so many times! […]
The seventeenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), offers a burst of Brazilian sunshine. A live recording I sought out after hearing Paulo Moura’s delicious clarinet and saxophone playing during […]
The sixteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), shows the great bassist bringing out the best in an equally fine pianist. Charlie Haden made plenty of duo recordings, but this […]
The thirteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a British jazz master at the peak of his powers. If you only know the greatness of Tony Coe from his work with, say, […]
The twelfth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a beguiling piece of West coast freebop. Bobby Bradford’s long-standing Los Angeles based ensemble the Mo’ Tet had just the one studio recording, but […]
The tenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a salute to a great Ellingtonian. This is Mingus’ great, late quintet, in a recording that stands among his best work. His indispensable […]
Hailing from Glenrothes, violinist, vocalist, arranger, composer and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Seonaid (pronounced ‘Shona’) Aitken is one of Scotland’s best-loved jazz musicians. In recent years she has twice been awarded ‘Best […]
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