Miles Davis – The Lost Septet (Sleepy Night SNRCD013. CD Review by John Bungey) It’s 5 November 1971, and what sort of a night were fans at the Vienna Konzerthaus expecting from […]
Miles Davis – “The Lost Septet” (from 1971)
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RIP Peter King 1940-2020
Very sad news. One of the very greats of British jazz, saxophonist Peter King, passed away on Sunday 23 August, just a few days after his 80th birthday. He had been ill […]
Tish Oney – “Peggy Lee: A Century of Song”
Tish Oney – Peggy Lee: A Century of Song (Rowman & Littlefield. 250pp. Book review by Peter Jones) This is not intended to be a biography of Peggy Lee – we have three of […]
Solveig Slettahjell – “Come In From The Rain”
Solveig Slettahjell – Come In From The Rain (ACT ACT 9741-2. CD Review by Lavender Sutton) Norwegian singer Solveig Slettahjell has been on the scene for almost 20 years since she debuted […]
Jaga Jazzist – “Pyramid”
Jaga Jazzist – Pyramid (Brainfeeder Records – BF099/BFCD099/BFDNL099 Review by Graham Spry) For nearly two decades, the Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist have continued to sound somehow ahead of everyone else and still […]
Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra – “Smile”
Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra – Smile (Planet Arts Network. CD Review by Frank Griffith) Seasoned and skilled NYC trumpeter and composer/arranger Bill Warfield, has just released Smile featuring the […]
2020 Gaume Jazz Festival (Belgium)
Gaume Jazz Festival 2020 (Rossignol, Belgium, 7-8-9 August 2020. Review by Carlo Henrich. Photos by Éric Grundmann and Gérard Beckers) It was a joy for the public and musicians to […]
Magpie Trio – “Magpie Trio: Live”
Magpie Trio – Magpie Trio: Live (Available from Sam Jesson’s Bandcamp. Review by Graham Spry) The succinctly entitled Magpie Trio: Live is the debut album from Magpie Trio, led by Sam Jesson […]
TRIBUTE: Steve Grossman (1951-2020) by Damon Brown
” I feel personally blessed and grateful to have shared the stage and the road with Steve and to have counted him as a friend.” Trumpeter Damon Brown pays tribute to saxophonist […]
“Alan Wakeman – The Octet Broadcasts – 1969 and 1979”: new release on Gearbox Records
Alan Wakeman – The Octet Broadcasts – 1969 and 1979 is about to be released as a double vinyl LP, on digital and as a Mini Vinyl replica-style double compact disc by […]
NOISE IN YOUR EYE – “Noise in Your Eye”
NOISE IN YOUR EYE – Noise in Your Eye (niye Records niye001. CD Review by Duncan Heining) NOISE IN YOUR EYE are the Wiltshire-based duo of Adrian Chivers and Daniel Pennie and […]
“Rodney P’s Jazz Funk”
Rodney P’s Jazz Funk (BBC Four. Filmed and directed by Denise Alder. Broadcast on 24 July 2020. Review by Brian Blain) Rapper Rodney P Edwards’ Jazz Funk, shown recently on BBC Four, […]
Orchestre National de Jazz -“Rituels” and “Dancing in Your Head(s)”
Orchestre National de Jazz – Rituels (double album) (Rituels: ONJ Records 484444 / Dancing in Your Head(s): ONJ Records 474444. Reviews by Peter Slavid) The Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ) is an […]
Peggy Lee – “The Capitol Transcriptions 1946-1949”
Peggy Lee – The Capitol Transcriptions 1946-1949 (Capitol/Universal. Download review by Leonard Weinreich) 72 restricted Capitol Transcriptions from the 40s constitute a lavish banquet for Peggy Lee admirers. However, if you’re the […]
Nubya Garcia – “Source”
Nubya Garcia – Source (Concord Jazz. Review by Jon Carvell) Camden’s Nubya Garcia is fast becoming a leading light in a new wave of British jazz. Acclaimed for her EPs and increasingly […]
