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JJ 09/65: Ravi Shankar – India’s Master Musician
Sixty years ago The Honourable Gerald Lascelles was more than surprised to find music from the 'curry belt' on JJ's review list but noted that the improvisations were far advanced from those heard in jazz
New releases August-September 2025, N-R
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including Oscar Peterson, Pat Petrillo, John Pizzarelli, Max Roach and Ruby Rushton // Editor's pick: Pat Petrillo
JJ 09/65: In My Opinion – Pee Wee Russell
Sixty years ago Pee Wee Russell preferred small bands over big bands, loved Nat Pierce, Sidney Bechet and Jack Teagarden, and slated Red Nichols and Miles Davis
New releases August-September 2025, L-M
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including Wadada Leo Smith & Sylvie Courvoisier, Julie London, John McLaughlin, Charles Mingus and Wolfgang Muthspiel // Editor's pick: Sean Mason
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New releases August-September 2025, F-K
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including Dom Franks, Carlos Garnett, Phil Haynes' Free Country, Charlie Hunter, and Ineza // Editor's pick: Chris Ingham
New releases August-September 2025, C-E
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including Ron Carter & Rosa Passos, Kai Craig, Olivia Cuttill, Bernie Dresel and Georgia Duncan // Editor's pick: Kai Craig
Aberjazz Festival 2025: small town, big sound
Fishguard, a quiet coastal village in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of jazz...
New releases August-September 2025, A-B
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2025, including 3 Cohens & WDR Big Band, Kenny Barron, Matt Bianco, Jonathan Blake and Till Brönner // Editor's pick: Joe Bowden
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JJ 08/95: Dick Morrissey – Love Dance
Thirty years ago David Lands heard ailing tenor master Dick Morrissey in the autumn of his years but with his musical powers as strong as his 1960s-80s best
JJ 08/95: Scott Hamilton – Organic Duke
Being so pervasive and so widely tolerated, retrospection today hardly registers as such, but 30 years ago Derek Ansell could quite reasonably refer to Hamilton as a very skilful throwback
JJ 08/95: The Gibson ES175 / The Guitar Players / The Guitarist Book Of Guitar Players / Django’s Gypsies – The Mystique Of Django...
Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert enjoyed seeing the rubber grommet which appeared under the Gibson ES175's pickup selector switch in the late 50s given proper recognition
JJ 08/85: Joe’s Mode
Over the last quarter century, John Coltrane's influence on saxophone style has been so pervasive that other similar sounding players have often been regarded...
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