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June 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Allen Toussaint: American Tunes

Allen Toussaint American Tunes Nonesuch Toussaint was working on this last year, it is now the perfect, elegant swansong (R.I.P.). His fingerprints are all over American music, the New Orleans cauldron of funk and soul and jazz, via his own compositions, productions and collaborations which stretch to include work with and for Dr. John, The […]

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January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Cyrus Chestnut: A Million Colors In Your Mind

Cyrus Chestnut A Million Colors In Your Mind HighNote Records, Inc. Cyrus Chestnut continues to go from strength to strength as a jazz pianist capable of reinventing pop and rock hits under those blues and gospel hues he finds within and around jazz. He continues, also, to pay respect to the true standards – so […]

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October 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1014

Bill Evans, Conversations with Myself (1963) I first heard this album a decade or so ago, I already knew Bill Evans, loved his playing – as leader of a trio, as sideman. But this album was really something special – here Evans plays three different piano tracks for each piece and overdubs – no big […]

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November 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Enrico Pieranunzi: Live at the Village Vanguard

Enrico Pieranunzi Live at the Village Vanguard Cam Jazz Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi here offers a live set that was recorded in 2011 – a new release for 2013; it’s unclear why it’s taken so long to see the light of day but it’s a special set, not least of all for capturing one of […]

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February 29, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1600

Miles Davis, Kind Of Blue (1959) I just can’t imagine being without this album – even though I don’t listen to it all that much anymore. I bought a vinyl copy about two years ago. I must have bought a dozen copies on CD. Seriously. Different reissues – but also just to give away to […]

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February 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1627

Ahmad Jamal, Happy Moods (1960) My introduction to Ahmad Jamal was an unhappy customer returning a CD that he was convinced “didn’t play”. It played just fine. Splendidly, even. So after giving him a credit-note I bought the CD (that was Nature – The Essence Part 3) and became an Ahmad Jamal fan. The customer […]