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Jazz Journal
Rick Margitza at Jazz Hastings
Graham Thomas enjoyed a powerful set from US saxophonist Margitza, who denied getting anywhere near the intensity of Coltrane
JJ 01/64: Charlie Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Sixty years ago Steve Voce found very good jazz solos amidst the usual Mingus mix of ugliness, brutality, hokum and sensitivity
JJ 01/64: Joe Henderson – Page One
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill looked for the good in the saxman's debut but ended up asking why so much modern jazz was on the sad side
JJ 01/64: Ken Colyer – This Is Jazz
Sixty years ago Steve Voce reckoned Colyer's young men were trying to sound as if their playing had been affected by old age
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JJ 01/64: John Coltrane – Impressions
Sixty years ago Graham Boatfield found Coltrane's 1961 live set largely experimental, obsessed, stark and comfortless
JJ 01/64: Chuck Berry – More Chuck Berry
Graham Boatfield's 1964 review reminds us that not only politicians can exert tremendous influence on American culture while indicted
JJ 01/64: Bird: The Legend Of Charlie Parker
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill said that Reisner's biography eclipsed any reservations one might have about Parker's music and character
JJ 01/64: In My Opinion – Jimmy Rushing
Sixty years ago the eminent Basie band singer reflected on Jimmy Yancey, Earl Hines, Hot Lips Page, Chris Barber and more
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Jonny Mansfield Quartet at The Verdict
Brian O'Connor began the New Year with a visit to Brighton and a lively set from vibist Jonny Mansfield and his quartet
JJ 12/93: Ronnie Cuber: Cubism & Airplay
Thirty years ago Mark Gilbert particularly enjoyed baritonist Cuber's focus on Latin American music, featuring Bobby Broom and Joe Locke
JJ 12/93: Miroslav Vitous & Jan Garbarek: Atmos
Thirty years ago Michael Tucker heard Vitous eschewing his trademark arco style and prompting Garbarek to react to more jazz-inflected lines.
JJ 12/93:The Mark Varney Project: Truth In Shredding & Centrifugal Funk
Thirty years ago Mark Gilbert enjoyed the spectacular playing of Holdsworth, Gambale and others in Mark Varney's 1990-1 fusion-guitar summits
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