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JJ 06/64: In My Opinion – Paul Gonsalves
Sixty years ago the legendary Ellington saxman opined on Hawkins, Frank Foster, Bud Freeman, Al Sears, Mulligan, Hodges and more
JJ 06/64: Ernest Ranglin – Wranglin’
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill hailed the arrival in the UK of 'a highly original guitarist', one of the early signings to Island Records
Ronnie Scott’s JO to swing bank-holiday Battersea
Battersea Park in Concert returns for a second year with jazz from Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, Claire Martin, Ray Gelato and more
Enter Enea Festival 2024, Poland
Szymon Ratajczyk saw Leszek Możdżer directing a festival that included John Patitucci, Brandee Younger, Malgorzata Kuś and Natalie Tenenbaum
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NoSax NoClar, Watermill Jazz Club
Graham Thomas heard the curiously named French duo, indeed featuring clarinet and saxophone, range from Celtic to Berber folk via NO jazz
JJ 05/94: Chick Corea – The Leprechaun, Tap Step, The Seventies
Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert concluded that the good of Corea comfortably outweighed the bad or indifferent
JJ 05/94: Bob Mintzer – ‘It’s just 16 people’
Thirty years ago Mark Gilbert did an informative interview with the Buddy Rich, Thad Jones, Jaco Pastorius and Yellowjackets saxophonist
JJ 05/84: Roots Of Black Music
Forty years ago Tony Russell found Dr Kebede's book not bad on Africa but completely at sea when it came to American and European music
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JJ 05/84: David Sanborn – Backstreet
Forty years ago Mark Gilbert hailed the slimmed-down arrangements and vitality of the saxophonist's latest album
JJ 05/74: Dave Brubeck – Two Generations Of Brubeck
Fifty years ago Barry McRae heard Brubeck's sons rockily updating the old man and liked solos from Chris B, Perry Robinson and Jerry Bergonzi
JJ 05/74: Return To Forever at The Rainbow, London
Fifty years ago Roger Dean wasn't very keen on Chick Corea's jazz-rock, wishing he were at a Circle concert
JJ 05/64: George Russell – The Stratus Seekers
Sixty years ago Mark Gardner feared neurotic music of the Russell variety would have jazz clubs empty and unsold albums gathering dust
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