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September 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac, August 5th 2014

Ahmad Jamal Live In Marciac, August 5th 2014 Jazz Village Ahmad Jamal has delivered great albums in recent years – not just good albums, not just great-stuff-to-know-he’s-still-alive-and-playing-capable albums, but kickass records that burst with ideas, that remind of his spirited playing across so many decades; that show he still has it – can’t lose it […]

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October 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1010

V/A, Rock’n’Roll Fever Volume 1 (1982) Growing up you learned, pretty quickly, to avoid those K-TEL-type compilations, no mark of quality. Cheap, nasty. Now – I’m not so bothered. I’m constantly on the search for rock’n’roll comps, esp 1950s and early 1960s stuff – it’s handy stuff for those long-haul DJ sets, eight hours of […]

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November 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Saturday Morning

  Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning Jazz Village I loved Blue Moon, Ahmad Jamal’s album from last year and Saturday Morning is a better record; livelier, it spins in different circles, there’s more flourishes, more colour, more enthusiasm, the percussive groove is fully locked down now – splashes of cymbals and conga accents dive in and […]