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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.
Hal Galper Quintet: Live At The Berlin Philharmonic 1977
1977 was not a good year for jazz; progressive rock, heavy metal and other popular sounds were everywhere, and jazz musicians were mainly involved...
Dexter Gordon Quartet: Willisau 1978
Gordon was remarkably consistent all through his career despite a lean period when he lived and attempted to work regularly in Los Angeles. He...
Count Basie And His Orchestra: Collection 1937-39
Acrobat Records have produced a three-CD box of all Basie’s output for the Decca label. They have chosen to issue the titles in order...
Andreas Toftemark Quartet: A New York Flight
Toftemark spent five years working in NYC after finishing his studies there. He returned to his native Denmark in 2020 at the start of...
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Ken Wheeler & The John Dankworth Orchestra: Windmill Tilter, The Story Of Don Quixote
Dankworth was so impressed by Kenny Wheeler that he invited him to write music for an LP as he liked on a subject of...
Milt Jackson & Ray Charles: Soul Brothers
This session from 1958 brought together two popular musicians who blend so well you wonder why they didn’t link up more frequently. It was,...
Cecilie Strange: Blikan
This is Cecilie’s first album recorded on the same days as Blue, which was released first in May 2020. If anything, this is an...
Don Rendell Quintet: Space Walk
This LP is released in the Decca British Jazz Explosion series under the banner Modern Jazz In Britain. It was Rendell's last for the...
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Mike LeDonne: It’s All Your Fault
LeDonne blames Dr. Lonnie Smith for inspiring him to play jazz organ although many listeners will hear more of that other Smith, Jimmy, in...
Paul Chambers: Quintet
This was the second of three albums Chambers recorded for Blue Note as a leader. The first, Whims Of Chambers was a sextet with...
Various: Journeys In Modern Jazz – Britain
This comprehensive overview of modern jazz in Britain between 1965 and 1972 is the beginning of an ongoing series of albums by the combos...
Kenny Dorham: Quiet Kenny
Dorham was an exceptionally good trumpet player but coming up in an era that included Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro and Clifford Brown...
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