1295 articles
Jazz Journal
JJ 04/71: Lightly & Politely
—1250— AH, SOUL!'Young black people today grow up with no knowledge of black jazz, of the great Fletcher Henderson band, the poetry of Fats...
JJ 04/71: Black Nationalism And The Revolution In Music
If there is one way in which jazz musicians prove to be superior to critics as human beings it is in the fact that...
JJ 04/71: British Jazzmen, No. 8 – Tubby Hayes
A few months ago, in the midst of its usual orgy of pictures of hairies, and banner headlines proclaiming each one of them to...
JJ 04/61: Mahalia Jackson – Come On Children, Let’s Sing
After several albums on which she fought losing battles with cloying choirs and staggering armies of angelic fiddles, Mahalia here returns triumphantly to the...
- Advertisement -
JJ 04/61: Modern Jazz Quartet – Third Stream Music
First I must admit that I have not listened carefully to the MJQ since Kenny Clarke left. Second I must confess that I fell...
JJ 04/61: In My Opinion – Lennie Felix
This is one of a series of taped interviews with musicians, who are asked to give a snap opinion on a set of records...
JJ 04/61: Freddie Redd interviewed
The Connection may have added insult to injury as far as the linking of jazzmen and "junkies" is concerned, but it has done the...
JJ 04/61: Bob Brookmeyer – Portrait Of The Artist
The portrait of Mr. Brookmeyer painted here with the aid of large masses of talented musicians is tedious, cliché-ridden and apathetic. His lengthy "Blues...
- Advertisement -
JJ 03/91: Marvin Stamm interviewed
In the UK, trumpeter and flugelhorn player Marvin Stamm is perhaps best known for the two years he spent in the early 1960s as...
JJ 03/91: Gary Thomas – analysis and interview
Grim, grotesque, grave, gloomy - there seems to be no shortage of words beginning with 'g' to describe the music of this Gary from...
JJ 03/91: Jim Mullen – Into The 90’s
It's been several years since Scotland's answer to Wes Montgomery led a record date, but the enterprising new specialist guitar label Six Strings has...
JJ 03/91: NHOP/Mikkelborg – Hommage
The only surprise here is that an accomplished musician like NHOP agreed to take part. There are a few good bass solos scattered around...
- Advertisement -