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Roger Farbey
London born Roger Farbey was a professional librarian until his retirement. As a lifelong fan of British jazz he wrote Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr - An Annotated Discography (Jazz In Britain, 2023). He also edits the (unofficial) Ian Carr and Nucleus website. When not writing reviews for Jazz Journal, Roger plays guitar and occasionally, electric violin.
Reviewed: Jim Mullen Quartet | Nels Cline | Dreamweavers | Stian Larsen, Colin Webster, Ruth Goller, Andrew Lisle
Jim Mullen Quartet: For Heaven’s Sake (STUCD 24012)
Jim Mullen, one of the UK’s pre-eminent jazz guitarists, has teamed up with two Danish musicians Jan...
Reviewed: Kenny Wheeler Legacy | Music Soup Organ Trio | Soft Machine | John Stein
Kenny Wheeler Legacy: Some Days Are Better – The Lost Scores (Greenleaf Music CDGRE 1113X)
Fame came relatively late for virtuoso trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. He...
Reviewed: Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke | Nick Costley-White | Marton Juhasz | Dave Stryker
Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke: United (Edition EDN1249)
Guitarist Lionel Loueke hails from Benin, West Africa and his roots are instantly evident here. His playing...
Reviewed: Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor | Bill Bruford | Oz Noy | Alden Hellmuth | Thumbscrew
Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor: Acoustic Guitar Duets (Livia LRCD2404)
Recorded in Dublin in July 1985, this session was first released the following year. Livia’s...
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Reviewed: Perfect Stranger | Artie Zaitz | Jocelyn Gould | Geoff Kim
Perfect Stranger: Unfinished Business (Spark 011)
The gestation of Chris Sansom's magnum opus suffered a 50-year hiatus. Sansom composed his four-part suite for nonet -...
Reviewed: George Duke | Scott LaFaro | Mike Stern
George Duke: From Me To You – The Definitive Collection 1977-2000 (Robinsongs Robin5BX74)
A five-CD box seems an appropriate tribute to keyboard master George Duke....
Reviewed: Art Themen Organ Trio | Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha | Louis Stewart & Jim Hall | Greg Amirault Trio
Art Themen Organ Trio: Live In Soho (Ubuntu UBU0167)
In November 2024 the seemingly indefatigable saxophonist Art Themen celebrates his 85th birthday and this record...
Mike Westbrook: Band Of Bands
British modern-era lynchpin Westbrook continues to perform into his late 80s and is heard here in 2023 with a band including Chris Biscoe
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Soft Machine: Høvikodden 1971
Two concerts in Norway by the 1970-71 Soft Machine lineup - Dean, Ratledge, Hopper and Wyatt - are released complete for the first time
Kurt Rosenwinkel: The Next Step Band Live At Smalls 1996
Live set that parallels the 'most important and influential jazz recording of the 21st century' features Mark Turner and Brad Mehldau
Kevin Figes: You Are Here
Former Keith Tippett saxophonist pays tribute to his boss with fresh interpretations of such as King Crimson's single Cat Food
John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette: Gateway
Vinyl reissue of the trio's 1975 date mixing C&W, modal and Traneian free adds new liner notes by Nels Cline and previously unseen photos
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