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March 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake: Without Deception

Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake Without Deception Dare2 Records No deception here whatsoever – it’s there in the title/s – three players absolutely giving their all making this a fantastic recording. Both Barron (piano) and Holland (bass) are masters of their respective crafts, both great band leaders too and living legends; […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Bill Evans, Dare2 Records, Dave Holland, Drums, Instrumental, Jazz, Jonathan Blake, Kenny Barron, Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake, Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake: Without Deception, Paul Motian, Piano, Scott LaFaro, Trio, Without Deception, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Live

Marcin Wasilewski Trio  Live  ECM Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski is a disciple of the great trumpeter/composer Tomasz Stańko – in fact Wasilewski’s rhythm section (Slawomir Kurkiewicz on double bass, Michal Miskiewicz: drums) were former Stańko sidemen too. So this, the trio’s first live album (recorded in 2016, released in late 2018) is dedicated to the memory of their former leader – one of the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Bill Evans, Bobo Stenson Trio, Drums, ECM, Jazz, Keith Jarrett, Live, Marcin Wasilewski, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Live, Michal Miskiewicz, Piano, Polish, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, The Bobo Stenson Trio, Tomasz Stańko, Trio, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Allen Toussaint, American Tune, American Tunes, Bill Evans, Bill Frisell, Duke Ellington, Jay Bellerose, Joe Henry, New Orleans, Nonesuch, Professor Longhair, Rhiannon Giddens ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Million Colors In Your Mind, A Time For Love, Ahmad Jamal, Album Review, Bill Evans, Cyrus Chestnut, David Williams, Frank Loesser, Gloria's Step, Hello, I've Never Been In Love Before, Jazz, Johnny Mandel, Lionel Richie, Piano, Scott LaFaro, Stephen Scott, Trio, Victor Lewis ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 'Round Midnight, 1963, Bill Evans, Conversations with Myself, Jazz, LP, Overdub, Piano, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bill Evans, Enrico Pieranunzi, Jazz, Jazz Trio, Live At The Village Vanguard, Marc Johnson, Paul Motian, Piano Trio ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1959, All Blues, Bill Evans, Blue In Green, Cannonball Adderley, Flamenco Sketches, Freddie Freeloader, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Kind Of Blue, LP, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, So What, Vinyl, Wynton Kelly ·

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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 […]
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