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Derek Ansell
Derek Ansell, who sadly died in December 2024, wrote fiction, biography and features. His Workout: The Music of Hank Mobley was published by Northway Publications and was reprinted. His The Bradgate Heiress was published by Creativia. His jazz and music writing for Jazz Journal and Newbury Weekly News expanded to cover classical music and theatre reviews.
Levitation Orchestra: Illusions And Realities
According to the liner notes these compositions were constructed from a series of discussions the group had which they later transformed into musical segments....
Graham Dechter: Major Influence
Guitarist Dechter made a big impression in 2009 when still in his teens. He made his debut as a leader then with a record...
Walking The Changes: Legends Of The Double Bass In Jazz
Ten high-profile jazz bassists, along with a few lesser-known names, are interviewed on camera in this 73-minute video. Included are performances of bass solos...
Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek: Staying In Touch
Vocalist Sinne Eeg and bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek stay very closely in touch throughout the 48-odd minutes of this programme. The title of the CD...
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Horace Tapscott: Live At Lobero, Volume 2
The Lobero is a theatre in Santa Barbara, California and an exceptionally large and hollow-sounding room, judging by the spacious sound of the recording.
Tapscott...
Horace Tapscott: Flight 17
This session is a quite different proposition to Tapscott the piano trio leader he usually appears as. Here he is conducting and playing piano...
Obituary: Slide Hampton
A first-class arranger and composer and an accomplished bebop soloist, Slide Hampton never really hit the heights: he was always just under the media...
Andy Bey: Experience And Judgment
This was Bey’s first LP under his own name, and it quickly became popular as an example of the new jazz-fusion vocal style. Bey...
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Greg Burk: Simple Joys
The new CD by American-in-Rome Greg Burk is expanded into a quintet following his last, a trio with piano, bass and drums. Added to...
Obituary: Spike Heatley
Spike Heatley was the good friend I never met. We communicated on Facebook over the years and got to know each other. I reviewed...
Solstice: Food For Thought
According to the press release, the group Solstice is a collaboration between six like-minded bandleaders and composers who share a love of contemporary jazz,...
Jon Gordon: Stranger Than Fiction
The 10 originals that make up this album were all composed and arranged by Gordon except for the title track and Havens which were...
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