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Jazz Journal
JJ 03/64: In My Opinion – Eddie Taylor
Sixty years ago the drummer who came to notice with Dankworth before a surprise move to Lyttelton opined on Hamp, Herman, Monk and more
Sam Braysher Quartet at Spike’s Place in Beckenham
Graham Thomas heard the altoist's quartet on top form on standards including My Little Suede Shoes (with hand-drum solo) and One Note Samba
JJ 02/94: GRP All Star Big Band – Live!
Thirty years ago Richard Palmer reckoned he hadn't heard a big band swing so hard on such imaginative music since Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
JJ 02/94: Marian McPartland – In My Life
Thirty years ago Pat Hawes was delighted by the comprehensive brilliance of Chris Potter and by the leader's unsurpassed piano-playing
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JJ 02/94: John McLaughlin – Compact Jazz, Time Remembered & Adventures In Radioland
Thirty years ago Mark Gilbert reviewed three sets covering the guitarist's ventures in jazz, jazz-rock, flamenco and the raga
JJ 02/84: George Russell – Live In An American Time Spiral
Forty years ago Barry McRae heard Russell mixing chamber jazz, rock and his unique dissonances with strong solos from Harrell, Anderson et al
JJ 02/84: Nina Simone at Ronnie Scott’s Club
Forty years ago Barry McRae saw how Simone captivated her audience even when she strayed from jazz and true intonation
JJ 02/84: The Jazz Tradition
Forty years ago Richard Palmer welcomed a new edition of Williams' musicologically exacting survey, even if he didn't always agree with it
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JJ 02/74: Erroll Garner – Gemini
Fifty years ago Sinclair Traill recommended another top example of Garner's inventiveness, drollery and swing
JJ 02/74: Herbie Mann – Turtle Bay
Fifty years ago Martin Davidson felt that sitting through these 39 minutes was less rewarding than doing nothing for the same amount of time
JJ 02/74: Jazz began on my doorstep
Fifty years ago SA-based writer and broadcaster Wilf Lowe, perhaps with tongue in cheek, suggested jazz originated in that country
JJ 02/64: Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins – Sonny Meets Hawk
Sixty years ago Graham Boatfield welcomed the moment Rollins set himself alongside one of his major influences. First published in Jazz Journal February 1964
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