368 articles
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.
Johnny Griffin: Live At Ronnie Scott’s 1964
The tenorist was well supported by Tracey, Cecil and Dougan and typically filled 50 minutes with extended workouts on just three tunes
Jim Rattigan: Duos
The English French-horn man plays duos on standards with pianists Ivo Neame and Hans Koller and guitarist Nick Costley-White
Geof Bradfield Quintet: Quavers
Chicago tenor saxophonist, sounding not far from Johnny Griffin, leads quintet in post-bop originals with lively, inventive solos
John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio: Traneing In
A month before Blue Train, which announced some stylistic departure in original tunes, the saxophonist here sticks to blues and standards
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John Coltrane: Soultrane
The saxophonist's 1958 quartet album with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor, still on the standards, gets a vinyl reissue
Doug Watkins: Soulnik
Vinyl reissue of the bassist's 1960 set has him playing swinging solos on the cello, accompanied by Yusef Lateef and others
Miles Davis: Miles Ahead
The inclusion of the very different 1953 Miles Ahead in this remastered vinyl edition clearly shows Davis's shift from bopper to balladeer
Bill Evans: Interplay
The pianist ordered short, interactive solos to avoid 'one guy blowing followed by another guy blowing' and gave Hubbard a chance to chill
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Mike Jones Trio: Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You Are Doing?
West Coast pianist and drummer, along with a magician who taught himself bass aged 48, do a solid job on bop, blues and bossa standards
Ernestine Anderson: Little Girl Blue
Aged 12, Anderson avoided the disaster of choosing the wrong key at a talent contest by improvising around the melody. A jazz singer was born
Chet Baker: In Europe – A Jazz Tour Of The NATO Countries
In Paris in 1955, the trumpeter blithely carried on in usual style, untroubled by contractual and personnel problems
Mark Sherman: With Freedom
Setting out with Coltrane in mind, NYC piano and vibes man and his quartet end up sounding influenced yet very creative
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