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Jazz Journal
JJ 10/82: Lol Coxhill/Dave Holland -The Johnny Rondo Duo
Forty years ago, Barry McRae reckoned this mixture of improvisations and 'occasional melodies' proved Coxhill was a remarkable jazz musician
JJ 10/72: Chick Corea – Piano Improvisations Vol. l & Keith Jarrett – Facing You
Fifty years ago, Ron Brown hailed a new school of solo jazz piano and the most exciting piano albums he'd heard that year, despite Bill Evans
JJ 10/72: Gary Burton – Alone At Last
Fifty years ago, Hugh Witt remarked that Burton brought beauty to the vibraphone, playing music for a 20th century drawing room
JJ 10/62: Bill Evans – Explorations
Sixty years ago, Gerald Lascelles thought Evans a pianist to watch, one who excelled at extending conventional music
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JJ 10/62: In My Opinion – Don Rendell
Sixty years ago, the British saxman reviewed Freeman, Webster, Tate, Getz, Berry, Hawkins and his own primary influence, Lester Young
Obituary: Pharoah Sanders
Sam Feehan pays tribute to the late saxophonist, whose often ferocious and abrasive sound concealed deep spirituality and lyricism
JJ 09/92: James ‘Blood’ Ulmer: from the blues to harmolody and back again
JJ scribe Chris Sheridan once dismissed an Ulmer concert as representing a road-mender running amok. Simon Adams took a broader view
JJ 09/92: Orphy Robinson – When Tomorrow Comes
Thirty years ago, Barry McRae reviewed the vibist's Blue Note set including Roland Sutherland, Joe Bashorun and Winston Clifford
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JJ 09/82: ‘Duke’, a portrait & Duke Ellington Sacred Concert
Forty years ago Peter Vacher saw what should have been an elevated affair ruined by the demands of showbiz and TV technology
JJ 09/82: a jazz glossary
Forty years ago Barry McRae offered a helping hand to the jazz beginner. First published in Jazz Journal September 1982
JJ 09/82: Miles Davis – We Want Miles
Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert hailed Miles Davis's rehabilitation of jazz-rock for the modern world. First published inJ September 1982
JJ 09/72: Joe Zawinul – Zawinul
Fifty years ago Steve Voce hailed the masterful manipulations of melody and sound by the Adderleys sideman now become 'a major jazz figure'
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