The 48th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is a blast of fresh air from the North. Back Door, who appeared out of the blue in the early ‘70s came at jazz rock […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 48. ‘Slivadiv’ – Back Door, 1972.
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 47. ‘Tripping’ – Andrew Hill, Shades, 1986
The 47th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is a notable return to the limelight for a piano master. Andrew Hill hadn’t recorded for half a dozen years, so it was a great […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 46. ‘Mighty Lights’ – Jane Ira Bloom, Mighty Lights, 1983
The 46th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is an early landmark from a great soprano saxophone exponent. Jane Ira Bloom is a brilliant player and composer who has never, to my mind, […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 45. ‘Moon’ – William Parker Quartet, Live at Yoshi’s, 2006
The 45th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is from a great quartet of the noughties. The first recording by William Parker’s quartet, O’Neal’s Porch from 2001, made it clear they had something […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 44. ‘Doin’ it for Art’ – Stan Tracey Quartet, Captain Adventure, 1975
The 44th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections comes from a classic night at the 100 Club. This recording, a near lifelong favourite, preserves a pretty spectacular night’s playing by all concerned. I […]
Guy Barker (Big Band Christmas, Royal Albert Hall, 10 December)
Guy Barker is returning to the Royal Albert Hall this December for the sixth year of his Big Band Christmas, and it’s back to full capacity. Interview by Mary James LondonJazz News: […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 43. ‘Tumbao No 5 (para Charlie Mingus)’ – Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Cachaito, 2001
The 43rd of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is one great bassist’s homage to another. Hard to believe the original Buena Vista Social Club album is 25 years old. And after the first […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 42. ‘First Song: For Ruth’ – from Charlie Haden Quartet West, In Angel City, 1988
The 42nd of Jon Turney’s weekly selections features a memorably different saxophone sound. Charlie Haden’s Quartet West project produced a series of albums that were love letters to LA, and its mid-century […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 40. ‘In Case You Missed It’ – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Album of the Year, 1981
The 40th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections comes from Art Blakey’s late line-up of stars in the making. This album, with its teasingly ambiguous title (is it your album of the year, […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 39. ‘Seems like a lifetime ago’ – Bill Bruford, Feels Good to Me, 1978
The 39th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections has the drummer making the best possible use of an elusive vocalist. A game of two halves, labelled as Parts one and two on the […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 38. ‘All Good Things’ – Big Air, 2008.
The 38th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is a notable transatlantic collaboration. Big Air were a brilliant UK-US collaboration featuring trumpeter Chris Batchelor and multi-reeds player Steve Buckley, two of the horn […]
Acoustic Triangle (Malcolm Creese, Tim Garland, Gwilym Simcock) at Stapleford Granary
Acoustic Triangle (Stapleford Granary, Cambridgeshire. 18 September 2021. First date of a 20th Anniversary Tour. Review by Alice Williams) For many, coming back onstage post-pandemic feels like walking towards an old friend […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 37. ‘The Ass’ Song’, Annie Ross and the Tony Kinsey Quintet: Loguerhythms, 1962.
The 37th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections features an uncommonly successful collaboration between a poet and a singer. Advice to jazz singers: Find a decent poet who is interested in songwriting. Get […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 36. ‘Song and Dance’, Joe Lovano: Quartets – Live at the Village Vanguard, 1994.
The 36th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections features a thrilling encounter between two great horn players. Joe Lovano’s long tenure with Blue Note mostly produced studio recordings, but they had to do […]
Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021 winners announced
Singers Norma Winstone MBE, Georgia Mancio and Claire Martin, drummer Jas Kayser and saxophonist Nubya Garcia are among the recipients of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021, announced in an online presentation streamed […]
