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 […]
Bill Frisell – “Valentine”
Bill Frisell – Valentine (Blue Note. Review by John Bungey) Avant-garde axe shredder, ECM sound painter, Buster Keaton-soundtrack composer? Which Bill Frisell will turn up on the new album Valentine? In fact, […]
Ambrose Akinmusire – “on the tender spot of every calloused moment”
Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment(Blue Note 0892619. Download review by Patrick Hadfield) Ambrose Akinmusire makes music that seems full of contradictions and yet is whole, consistent […]
FILM REVIEW: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018, documentary, 1h 26m. Director: Sophie Huber. Review by Richard Lee.) This truly delightful documentary history of the Blue Note label is a love letter to […]
