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The title is well-chosen, for this is a delicately etched set of themes that only rarely picks up pace or delivers fire. But it’s not necessarily restful. There is...

While not many things are certain in this life, I know that everyone reading this has heard the voice of Jimmy Bryant, even if the name is unfamiliar (or...

Before leaving the UK for the USA in 1976, Bob Efford had become one of the most sought after session players in town. He performed on countless recording dates...

If an antidote to apathy consists of work and proselytizing, then bassist, composer, bandleader, activist and organiser William Parker embodies that antidote. Cisco Bradley has achieved much in simply...

It takes a good deal of invention, strength and sheer willpower to overcome the limitations of rockjazz - the monotonous, often unswinging rhythm section and the unstimulating tunes. But...

Fans of Miles Davis may remember some grainy old footage of the trumpeter shadowboxing in a gym sometime during the mid-1960s. It’s a clip that in previous docs has...