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Jazz Journal
03.05.2024
Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Dora Morelenbaum and much Baltic talent took the stage at the 35th Jazzkar festival in Estonia
The singer's comeback under Norman Granz showed a deterioration in tone but none in the unique ability to manipulate melody and lyric
'Supergroup' might be PR gush but Potter, Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci and Brian Blade play their soft ’n' bop pieces very well
02.05.2024
Former Roy Hargrove bassist leads Tyner-Jones alumni including Dave Kikoski, Eddie Henderson and Lenny White in a modally inclined set
Baker plays well on this first issue of one of his first dates after his 1966 beating, though overshadowed by Sheldon as trumpeter and singer
01.05.2024
The Japanese pianist can evoke Ravel in one hand and Cecil Taylor in the other, all the while making the unexpected juxtaposition seem natural
The Messengers' 1962 Riverside album signalled a stylistic departure from its Blue Note work, offering more variety and more relaxation
30.04.2024
Detailed book traces the story of a film that was reviled by many critics but struck a note with the populus and grossed millions of dollars
The Connecticut-born jazz fan was the saviour of a wealth of forgotten, unreleased recordings and a champion of audiophile reissues
Reissue of the Irish guitarist's 1975 debut album adds an extra track and underscores anew his often overlooked talent
29.04.2024
Thirty years ago Simon Adams enjoyed re-hearing the young trumpeter at a stage before he became entangled in retrospection
Thirty years ago Barry McRae heard in punk-jazz band Pinski Zoo the most positive European manifestation of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time
Saxophone, piano, violin, viola and bass play sombre, contemplative chamber music with passages of sometimes free jazz improvisation
The tutti-frutti loving drummer provided undemonstrative propulsion for Coltrane, Lateef and the MJQ and brushed out the beat for Nina Simone
28.04.2024
Forty years ago Mark Gilbert was glad of the moments of improvisation in a set dominated by computer sequencing
Sax vet of the hatART label moves into more wistful territory, somewhat reminiscent of mid-period Garbarek, rough edges smoothed off
Mellow-toned Swedish jazz guitarist eases through a melodic, pulsing set mixing Latin, light rock and a touch of swing
Forty years ago Simon Adams enjoyed an anniversary reprise of Tracey's 1965 suite, even if the music had bugger all to do with Dylan Thomas
Forty years ago Simon Adams delighted in the literary prowess if not judgement that Philip Larkin applied to modern jazz in the Telegraph
She of the childlike voice, named after the pear blossoms brought to her on the the day of her birth, would have been 100 years old today
27.04.2024
Fifty years ago Steve Voce was impressed by Westbrook's new, bluesy direction and George Khan's 'electric saxophone'
Norwegian pianist noted for his work in the Evans-Jarrett line has composed a set of lyrical pieces for a variety of small groups
Fifty years ago Steve Voce thought the guitarist's latest release an outstanding jazz record despite its rock content
Saxophonist best known for free improvisation marks his 70th birthday with a big band set reminding that he's played soul and swing too
26.04.2024
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill reckoned Hubbard blew in the Miles style and Spaulding, although touched by modernism, had his own voice
British quartet is joined by guests Alex Hitchcock and Jason Rebello in a set of atmospheric modal originals often reminding of Wayne Shorter
Sixty years ago Steve Voce thought Wes's impeccable ballads would cause much breaking of guitars by frustrated players throughout the realm
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill said reviews of R&B were included in JJ because much of it was firmly based in the true blues tradition
25.04.2024
Sixty years ago John Shirley interviewed the young saxophonist he thought a deserving successor to Tubby Hayes
Avant-garde soprano man Parker jams with the electronics of a former member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
24.04.2024
Reissue of 1970 Italian trio album that sought to find new forms for jazz rather than simply tear down the old in the manner of the New Thing
Sixty years ago the famed arranger set the record straight on the blues, the avant-garde and the origins of jazz
British trio and guests including Evelyn Glennie play a set of jagged jazz-rock combining elements of contemporary classical and jazz
23.04.2024
The Chilean sax virtuoso plays mostly wistful, downtempo music, somewhat reminiscent of Wayne Shorter's work in and out of Miles Davis's band
Swiss singer and string quartet produce classical settings of excerpts from Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves
A jazz archaeologist before it became fashionable, Cuscuna was famed for unearthing overlooked Blue Note material and founding Mosaic Records
Two books by American academic discuss the jazz community, jazz education, jazz criticism and the interest in jazz history
22.04.2024
The umpteenth reissue of the 1959 modal and changes cooler adds five related late-50s bonus tracks and a front cover variation
21.04.2024
The American organ, guitar and drums trio, now established over three decades, played as part of the Pizza's Hammond festival
The US pianist, a longstanding and convinced trio performer, produces a suite of miniatures touching on swing, gospel and calypso