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 […]
Love Longing Loss: At Home with Charles Lloyd During Isolation (Available to watch until 11 June 2021 – link below) (Film documented by Dorothy Darr. 62 minutes. Film review by Sebastian Scotney) […]
Nigel Price Organ Trio – Wes Reimagined (Ubuntu Music UBU0080. Album review by Denny Ilett) There’s a very good reason why the music of Wes Montgomery continues to inspire guitarists some 53 […]
German trombonist Nils Wogram writes in tribute to Curtis Fuller: Why is Curtis Fuller one of my ultimate heroes, writes Nils Wogram? Because he represents a way of playing the trombone which […]
Sam Leak has been involved in a research project on livestreaming which has just produced its results. The project was a collaboration between Middlesex University and Kings College London. 1,484 people participated […]
Matthew Wright – ‘Jazz and Cricket – an unlikely combination’(Cadillac Music & Publishing. 75pp. Book review by Mary James) Jazz and cricket may seem an unlikely combination – the former conjures up […]
Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders – Unity (577 Records 5852. Album Review by Dan Bergsagel) Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders combine as a duo for the first time on record on this compact, 5-track […]
Matthew Halpin – Agreements (Frutex Tracks FT012 – Album Review by Peter Slavid) Matthew Halpin is a saxophonist, composer and a powerful and imaginative improviser, born in Dublin and now based in […]
Glenn Close, Ted Nash – Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution(Tiger Turn. Album Review by Sebastian Scotney) The idea that music should come first might be as old as the […]
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 […]
Martial Solal – Coming Yesterday: Live at Salle Gaveau 2019(Challenge Records CR73516. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) After 92 years of surmounting life’s obstacles, Martial Solal has decided to throw in the towel. Born […]
Van Morrison – Latest Record Project Volume 1 (Exile / BMG). Album review by Alison Bentley Thank God For the Blues is one of 28 new songs on Van Morrison’s latest album […]
GoGo Penguin – GGP/RMX(Blue Note Records – Download review by Graham Spry) Jazz afficionados rarely anticipate remix albums with much enthusiasm. The notion of inviting DJs and producers to revisit acoustic, improvised […]
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 […]
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