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JJ 04/89: Thank God it’s Monday – Mel Lewis celebrates 25 years at the Village Vanguard. Interview by Michael Bourne
"I never played with Bird or Lester Young, and they're about all I can think of that I didn't play with," answered drummer Mel...
JJ 04/89: Eddie Gomez – Power Play / Gomez
Both of these sessions cover a wide variety of material, but each seems to represent a different aspect of the bassist's character. Broadly speaking,...
JJ 04/89: Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia – A Cry From The Heart, Live In London
I was pleasantly surprised by this concert recording, most of which avoids the potential banalities of its (largely) jazz-rock idiom and is rich in...
JJ 04/89: Bill Frisell – Works
I remember listening to The Beach from In Line, Frisell's solo 1982 recording, a few years ago in Mole Jazz. Less than enthused by...
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JJ 04/79: John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucia / Larry Coryell – Valentine’s Day Special, Royal Albert Hall
Any feelings that the combination of Spanish classical flamenco with the less disciplined jazz styles of McLaughlin & Coryell might, to some degree, be...
JJ 04/79: The Making Of Jazz – A Comprehensive History, by James Lincoln Collier
As the jazz library grows a need arises for secondary works like this, which offer little that is original yet conscientiously summarise what has...
JJ 04/79: Derek Bailey / One Music Ensemble
Opponents of Bailey's playing often claim that there is a sameness about his performances. Just the opposite is true and at times we hear...
JJ 04/69: Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
This is the best piano album I've heard in some time. Corea was unknown to me until his tour here on the last-but-one Getz...
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JJ 04/89: The Gil Evans Orchestra – Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix
Discographically, Little Wing first appeared on There Comes A Time (APL1-1057); the second, almost complete, take of Up From The Skies is previously unreleased,...
JJ 04/59: Metamorphosis – Humphrey Lyttelton talks to Sinclair Traill
"When you ask me if my band has decreased in popularity, I must answer yes, our popularity has to some extent decreased. But it...
Brilliant Bernhart
I enjoyed Gordon Jack's article about Milt Bernhart. It brought back the memories of the April 2000 Stan Kenton celebration held at Egham, Surrey.
My...
Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and blackface
Steve Voce refers (Still Clinging 04/19) to Bing Crosby’s relationship/friendship with Louis Armstrong. This association was based on mutual respect and affection. Louis’s comments...
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