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Jazz Journal
JJ 04/73: Mike Westbrook – Solid Gold Cadillac
Fifty years ago Ron Brown heard some jazzers failing to get rock and turning in the usual Westbrookian hotch-potch
JJ 04/73: Keith Jarrett / Jack DeJohnette – Ruta And Daitya
Fifty years ago Barry McRae noted that although Jarrett was invariably a lightweight player, his compositions could be outstanding
JJ 04/73: Mose Allison – Mose In Your Ear
Fifty years ago Barry McRae thought this latter-day Hoagy Carmichael an original who didn't so much sing out of tune as beyond tonal values
JJ 04/63: Buddy Rich – Playtime
Sixty years ago Sinclair Traill was surprised to hear such swing from flute, guitar and vibes, and astounded by Mainieri on the latter
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JJ 04/63: Joe Harriott – Abstract
Sixty years ago Mike Shera heard the British saxophonist, seeking the new, fall into the trap of playing extraordinarily elementary clichés
JJ 04/63: Ahmad Jamal – All Of You
Sixty years ago Gerald Lascelles applauded Jamal for his use of light and shade and ability to rejuvenate the hackneyed standard
JJ 04/63: John Coltrane – Coltrane Time
Sixty years ago Graham Boatfield thought this collectable, but suspected, given Tubby Hayes' disavowal, that Coltrane collecting was over
JJ 04/63: In My Opinion – Harry Carney
Sixty years ago the Ellington baritonist enjoyed a big band bonanza, commenting on Webb, Lunceford, Henderson and more
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JJ 03/93: George Ricci And The Improverts With Lol Coxhill – A Big Honk
Thirty years ago, Derek Ansell liked the fresh conception of traditional forms displayed by reedman and composer Ricci
JJ 03/93: Claire Martin – The Waiting Game
Thirty years ago, Bruce Crowther foretold international fame for an English singer blessed with 'style, intelligence and wit'
JJ 03/83: Emily Remler Quartet – Take Two
Forty years ago, George Ebbs remarked on the skill and commitment of the young mainstream guitarist, a protégé of Herb Ellis
JJ 03/83: Albert Mangelsdorff – Solo
Forty years ago, Barry McRae noted the German trombonist did not need a rhythm section and saw him as one of the finest players in the world
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