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Jazz Journal

JJ 05/66: Alexis Korner Blues Inc. – Sky High

Sixty years ago, David Illingworth found Korner's latest not bad despite the forced vocals and 'white' sounding harmonica from Duffy Power

JJ 05/66: The Jazz Couriers – In Concert

Sixty years ago, Steve Voce welcomed a recording of a British band that he remembered - in a double bill with Brubeck - 'carved the Americans'

JJ 05/66: Joe Harriott / John Mayer – Indo-Jazz Suite

Sixty years ago, Michael Shera rated Harriot-Meyers' fusion of jazz and 'probably the most rhythmically complex' music in the world an unqualified success

JJ 05/66: Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage

Sixty years ago, Sinclair Traill thought Hancock's Dolphin Dance showed he could write spritely as well as sad music
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JJ 05/66: Woody Guthrie – Bed On The Floor

David Illingworth’s 1966 review of Woody Guthrie serves as reminder of how far back the conflation of jazz with pop, protest and folk music goes, even in JJ. The same issue contained reviews of Ewan MacColl and Pete Seeger

JJ 05/66: Miles Davis – Birth Of The Cool

Sixty years ago, Mark Gardner welcomed the reissue of an actually original, even groundbreaking jazz recording, notable for its blend of intricate and novel arrangements and top-level soloing

JJ 05/66: In My Opinion – Grover Mitchell

Sixty years ago, Basie trombonist Grover Mitchell loved almost everything - including Lunceford, Ellington and Hines - but stopped at avant-garde players who tried to score with tension, forgetting relaxation

New Orleans fest navigates the compromise between pop and jazz

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, increasingly looks like a major rock and pop festival, with a series...
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New releases April-May 2026, S-Y

Sánchez, Christopher: Latin Jazz Meets Opera They say : Latin Jazz Meets Opera is a deeply personal album. It tells the story of Christopher Sánchez’s life through...

New releases April-May 2026, P-R

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in March-April 2026, including John Pachnos, Peter Furlan, Phoenix Trio, Raimonds Pauls and Ron Reider // Editor's pick: Peter Furlan

New releases April-May 2026, M-O

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in March-April 2026, including Doug MacDonald, Albert Marquès & Rachel Therrien, Wes Montgomery, Novos Londrinos and Audrey Ochoa // Editor's pick: Audrey Ochoa

New releases April-May 2026, H-L

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in March-April 2026, including Herbie Hancock, Mathias Heise, Sean Imboden, Insufficient Funs and Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet // Editor's pick: Insufficient Funs
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