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Sigmar Matthiasson: Arora
More evidence of the current strength of the Icelandic scene, Matthiasson's cracking debut album benefits from the presence of that excellent saxophonist Jóel Pálsson.
Louis Armstrong: ‘more important than Picasso’
From his initial and life-enhancing discovery of jazz, poet Philip Larkin’s love of Louis Armstrong (1901-71) was expressed in broadcasts, correspondence, record and book reviews. As the...
Concert of the century, pretty well
Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Ray Brown & Philly Joe Jones came together for a magnificent but little-known concert in Montréal in November, 1980.
Jazz Transatlantic Vol II: Jazz Derivatives And Developments In Twentieth-Century Africa
Gerhard Kubik's magisterial, groundbreaking study comprises two simultaneously published volumes, the product of nearly 60 years' fieldwork by this doyen of ethnomusicology. Volume...
JJ 03/70: All What Jazz: A Record Diary, 1961-68
This is a collection of pieces which Philip Larkin wrote for the Daily Telegraph over a period of years. His introduction contains an account of his addiction...
Sarah Vaughan: Live
Aged 50 at the time, 1974, Sarah Vaughan is in her vocal prime here. This release presents two television shows that were under the title Jazz From...
