Elliot Marlow-Stevens
Elliot Marlow-Stevens is a musician and PhD student at Durham University. Supervised by Andy Hamilton, his thesis is on aesthetics within jazz from the late 1940s onward. His initial introduction to jazz was through the music of John Coltrane and Gil Scott-Heron and, being guitarist, he was later influenced by Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Grant Green and Frank Zappa, to name a few.
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Coltrane’s masterpiece appears once more, this time as a limited-edition gatefold LP released by record label Jazz Images. Jazz Images is based on the...
Marc Ribot & Ceramic Dog: Hope
As guitarist Marc Ribot explains in the liner notes, and as has become a theme in many of the albums released over the past...
John McLaughlin: Liberation Time
Drawn from inspiration found during the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic, McLaughlin’s latest album demonstrates his enduring skill as one of fusion’s most important...
Charlie Parker: Bird Of Paradise – Best Of The Dial Masters
As so much of Parker’s work has been released in different iterations, with various versions and numerous compilations, and due to prolific recording during...
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Erroll Garner: Concert By The Sea
As detailed in the liner notes, the eponymous concert took place on 19 September 1955 in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, and was captured by a backstage...
Snarky Puppy: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Releasing an album titled Live At The Royal Albert Hall would normally be an indicator that a band has made a pretty serious mark....
Wes Montgomery: A Day in the Life
Originally released in 1967, Wes Montgomery’s A Day In The Life presents an interesting look at the guitarist, less jazz orientated, and instead demonstrating...
Don Cherry: The Summer House Sessions
Presenting an interesting transitional point in the history of one of jazz’s most innovative players, The Summer House Sessions captures Don Cherry leading an...
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Stratusphunk: The Life And Works Of George Russell
George Russell, despite having created one of the most influential theoretical approaches to music, having been at the centre of one of the most...
Cameron Graves: Seven
The burgeoning contemporary jazz scene has several key players, not least the LA-based jazz group West Coast Get Down, of which pianist Cameron Graves...
The Jazz Worms: Squirmin’
Not often does a group wait 30 years before releasing their second album. Denver’s Jazz Worms, on the other hand, have waited 34. Their...
Steve Gadd Band: At The Blue Note Tokyo
Jazz drum legend Steve Gadd releases his latest album with the Steve Gadd Band, a live show recorded in Tokyo at the end of...
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