Peter Gamble
Peter has contributed to Jazz Journal and many other music publications over more decades than he cares to remember. He has written or contributed to a number of books including the late 1980s collaboration with the late photographer Peter Symes entitled Focus On Jazz. His writing has not been confined to the music world - he has also written on cricket, football and horse racing, all part of a sporting passion that runs parallel with his love of jazz.
Ray Charles: Ray Charles Sings
Vinyl reissue of Brother Ray's debut album includes the hits Drown In My Own Tears and Hallelujah I Love Her So as well as bonus tracks
Elmore James: Blues After Hours
The seminal blues guitarist's 1955 debut album, including Dust My Broom, Crossroads and Moneymaker, is reissued with bonus tracks
Sun Ra: At The Showcase, Live In Chicago, 1976-1977
Previously unreleased Sun Ra set mixes swing and avant-garde and includes solos from John Gilmore, Marshall Allen and Michael Ray
Oeuf Big Band: Astro-Symphonie
Jazz orchestra from eastern France takes inspiration from cosmology to produce high-quality, US-style contemporary big-band music
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Henry Dagg & Evan Parker: Then Through Now
Avant-garde soprano man Parker jams with the electronics of a former member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Abdullah Ibrahim: 3
Pianist Ibrahim, flautist and clarinettist Cleave Guyton and bassist Noah Jackson combine virtuosity and invention in London in 2023
Carmen McRae With The Ray Bryant Trio: After Glow
McRae made her way in a crowded field, her singing marked by a slight huskiness, her performances in general noted for their musicianship
Cedar – The Life And Music Of Cedar Walton
He featured in such leading groups as the Jazztet and the Jazz Messengers, but Walton was a grounded performer who didn't seek celebrity
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Buddy Guy: First Time I Met The Blues
Compilation of the guitarist's 50s-60s work contains some pop but more than enough blues to show why he influenced Hendrix, Beck and Clapton
Mike Westbrook: Live 1972
Westbrook plays a mixture of blues, funk and space music with a quintet including George Khan, Gary Boyle and Alan Jackson
Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable
The pianist's second Blue Note album mixes the blues, rhythm changes, Monk on theremin, a sonata and some Roberta Flack
Antonio Gavrila: Tango Suite Buenos Aires
Bucharest-based Romanian pianist and composer Antonio Gavrila (Florin-Anton Gavrila) ventures into Piazzolla-style tango nuevo
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