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JJ 10/76: Cleo And John – A Biography Of The Dankworths
Fifty years ago, Alun Morgan enjoyed a book that was not above pulling the mat from under the feet of the jazz royalty
JJ 10/76: The L.A. Four – L·A·4
Fifty years ago, Alun Morgan welcomed a reunion of the true pioneers of jazz bossa-nova
JJ 10/76: Jazz Now
Fifty years ago, Alun Morgan was delighted with this compendium of essays and reference material on British jazz of the time
JJ 10/66: Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery – Smokin’ At The Half Note
Sixty years ago, Mark Gardner said the smokin' caught fire in parts but didn't specifically mention Montgomery's spectacular solo on No Blues
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JJ 10/66: Cal Tjader – Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof
Sixty years ago, Michael Shera told Jazz Journal readers what they wouldn't like, namely the Latin-soul grooves of a ringleader of the "pop-jazz movement"
JJ 10/66: John Mayall with Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers
Sixty years ago, David Illingworth, keen to compare Blues Breakers to its inspirations, couldn't have known that it would become a seminal album, highly regarded for Clapton's playing and guitar tone
Reviewed: Ayn Inserto and the WDR Big Band | Andrea Goretti and Sivan Arbel | Evening Sky | Dalia Valančiūtė
Ayn Inserto and the WDR Big Band: Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines
On Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines the Singapore-born, Boston-based composer Ayn Inserto presents...
JJ 09/96: Michael Brecker – Tales From The Hudson
Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert found Tales Of The Hudson an excellent corrective to those who had persistently dismissed Michael Brecker as a studio automaton
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JJ 09/96: Jeff Lorber – State Of Grace
Thirty years ago, fusion apologist Mark Gilbert pointed out the deceptive sophistication in Lorber's superficially smooth jazz
JJ 09/96: Stan Getz – A Life In Jazz
Thirty years ago, Richard Palmer wondered why Donald Maggin bothered citing such ephemera as jazz polls and why he didn't include more comment on Getz by his fellow musicians
JJ 09/96: Julian Arguelles – Home Truths
Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert thought the quality of soloists Arguelles and Mike Walker did much to offset any shortfall in the repertoire department
JJ 09/86: Bracknell Jazz Festival 1986
Forty years ago, Pete Gamble, Mark Gilbert and Barry McRae attended the 1986 edition of perhaps the best open-air jazz festival ever staged in the UK
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