Tommy Flanagan – In his Own Sweet Time (enja ENJ9687 2. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) By all accounts, Thomas Lee Flanagan (1930-2001) was a modest chap, shy and retiring. But modesty […]
Tommy Flanagan (Solo, from 1994) – ‘In His Own Sweet Time’
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Emil Viklický & Pavel Hrubý – ‘Between Us’
Emil Viklický & Pavel Hrubý – Between Us (Amplion, AMP 202001. CD review by Mike Collins) Between Us is a duo set of jazz with its roots deep in European soil. Pianist […]
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Dir. Lee Daniels, with Andra Day. Hulu/ Sky Movies)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Director Lee Daniels, starring Andra Day. Hulu/ Sky Movies. 137 mins. Review by John Bungey) A visceral account of the hounding of the singer by the […]
Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid, Igmar Jenner – ‘First Strings on Mars’
Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid, Igmar Jenner – First Strings on Mars (ACT Records ACT 9921-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Ask any jazz aficionado to reel off the names of pianists, bassists, drummers, […]
James Hudson – ‘Tomorrow’
James Hudson – Tomorrow (James Hudson Music. CD review by Mark McKergow) Young British vocalist James Hudson arrives on the recording scene with this polished and exuberant collection of standards, smartly arranged and […]
Marbin – ‘Shreddin’ at Sweetwater’
Marbin – Shreddin’ at Sweetwater (Marbin Music. Album review by Rob Mallows) What’s the expression: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade? Lockdown has given musicians around the world the mother of […]
Group Sounds Four & Five – ‘Black & White Raga’
Group Sounds Four & Five – Black & White Raga (Jazz In Britain. CD review by John Bungey) There’s a tune here from 1966 written by Jack Bruce, the late and legendary […]
Paul Towndrow – ‘Deepening The River’
Paul Towndrow – Deepening The River (Paul Towndrow’s Bandcamp. CD review by Mark McKergow) This hour-long suite for an extended big band line-up marks alto saxophonist Paul Towndrow’s elevation to a major voice on the […]
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown – ‘Quartet Sessions’
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown – Quartet Sessions (La Reserve. Album review by Adam Sieff) La Reserve is a small New York music company with good ears. It has been the source of some interesting […]
Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias – ‘Some Kind of Tomorrow’
Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias – Some Kind of Tomorrow (Available from Bandcamp. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) American bass player Mark Helias has been busy during lockdown. He has been […]
R+R=NOW – ‘Collagically Speaking Live’
R+R=NOW – Collagically Speaking Live (Blue Note. CD Review by John Bungey) Amid all the obituaries of Chick Corea earlier in February one particular quote struck me. The pianist was speaking around […]
Philip Nanton – ‘Riff: The Shake Keane Story’
Philip Nanton – Riff: The Shake Keane Story) (Papillote Press. 157pp. Book Review by John Fordham) This may be a short book, but three enthralling stories are entwined in it. One involves […]
Memories of Chick Corea – by Tim Garland
“You have been the most inspirational man I am ever likely to meet.” In this tribute, saxophonist Tim Garland remembers – and expresses his gratitude to – the very great Chick Corea […]
Fred Thomas on João Gilberto
Fred Thomas (*) has just taken advantage of a quiet period spent in Paraguay to write a superb and detailed long essay on João Gilberto for his website. It amounts to a […]
SoSaLa – ‘Nu World Trashed’
SoSaLa – Nu World Trashed(DooBeeDoo Records. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) These days an odd image repeatedly appears in this writer’s mind: the UK in the process of being shrink-wrapped. Perhaps such experiences […]
