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Jazz Journal
JJ 01/75: Dizzy Gillespie at Ronnie Scott’s
Fifty years ago Barry McRae found the bebop pioneer coasting as much as Louis Armstrong but saving the day with his delightfully boppish singing and trumpet runs of sparkling brilliance
JJ 01/65: Zbigniew Namyslowski – Lola
Sixty years ago Mark Gardner hailed the quality, authenticity, musicianship and creativity of jazz from a country - Poland - in which, only nine years earlier, the music had been proscribed as a decadent Americanism
JJ 01/65: Andrew Hill – Judgment
Sixty years ago Mike Shera noted that while Judgment was a more complete dedication to 'the new thing', it didn't represent a severance of all connection with the post-bop world
JJ 01/65: From Rah to Wow
Sixty years ago Steve Voce saw an audience of mainstream and modern enthusiasts at Club 43 in Manchester go beserk and refuse to let Mark Murphy finish at the end of the evening
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JJ 01/65: In My Opinion – Nat Pierce
Sixty years ago the Woody Herman pianist and arranger opined that Fats Waller made classics out of a lot of very bad pop tunes and that young players should get some background instead of jumping on new fads every six months
JJ 01/65: Chubby Checker With Sy Oliver
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill was very impressed by the blues and ballad singing of the man who had topped the pop charts in 1961-2 with his exhortation to twist again
JJ 01/65: Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch
Sixty years ago Graham Boatfield admired the musicianship of Dolphy's band and noted the leader's musicality and persistence. He didn't like much of the music but what he did he found gripping
Hannah Horton at East Grinstead Jazz Club
Hannah Horton grew up in rural Essex and was introduced to clarinet and saxophone by an inspiring music teacher. She did the Junior Guildhall...
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New releases Dec ’24 – Jan ’25, T-Y
The Fury: Live In Brooklyn
They say : A modern jazz supergroup makes its debut with a live album. The Fury is saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Lage...
New releases Dec ’24 – Jan ’25, P-S
Pablo Tarantino Quartet: Charnia
They say : “Pablo Tarantino is a soulful and richly creative new composer/drummer who plays with sensitivity, precision, and depth. His debut album...
New releases Dec ’24 – Jan ’25, M-O
MacDonald, Doug: Santa Monica Session
They say : The Prolific Jazz Guitarist Doug Macdonald Gives Five Standards And Three Originals A Strong Latin Feel On Santa Monica...
New releases Dec ’24 – Jan ’25, I-L
Ibid: Chance Encounters
They say : IBID is Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute) and Shane Carpini (drumset). Together they play jazz/classical/folk interpretations of stream of consciousness improvisations and their...
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