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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.
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Coltrane's edge of the future set, pushing functional harmony to the extreme, is reincarnated on high-grade blue vinyl
Sun Ra And His Arkestra: Jazz In Silhouette
Vinyl reissue of a 1958 session that might confound mainstream critics who think Sun Ra had nothing to do with swing
Sasha Berliner: Onyx
New York vibist from the Bobby Hutcherson and Walt Dickerson school of subtle rescues My Funny Valentine from its dreary ballad stereotype
Atis Andersons Organ Trio: Organic City
Latvian organ trio (Hammond A100, not B3) with guitar and drums plays strongly in the Jimmy Smith tradition on this vinyl issue
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Steve Tibbetts: Hellbound Train – An Anthology
Retrospective of the guitarist's work suggests he might be best when he sets aside the loops, multi-tracking and technology
FreakSon: Tales
The Italian keyboard, bass, percussion and saxophone quartet produces slow, rather rudimentary music with little melodic or timbral variation
Drumbha: Drumbha
Focusing on ambient music and soft rock, the Italian duo's half-hour recital is unlikely to appeal to any jazz follower
Tony Oxley: Unreleased 1974-2016
It is often forgotten that Tony Oxley was once the house drummer at Ronnie Scott’s, backing a whole host of distinguished American visitors, before...
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Blue Notes – Legacy: Live In South Afrika 1964
This live recording came just prior to the sextet’s journey to Europe for the Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival, an historic sojourn which found the musicians...
Steve Davis: Bluesthetic
Trombonist Steve Davis has spent the whole of his professional career in the best of company, kicking off as a member of the last...
Barber Mouse: Heretic Monk
This release’s title, Heretic Monk, does aptly describe this trio’s delivery of tunes by, or recorded by the iconoclastic Thelonious Monk. We have become...
Ches Smith: Interpret It Well
Drummer and vibes player Ches Smith explains in his brief sleeve note that he regards Maneri and Taborn as regular members of his “road”...
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