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September 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 51
Mel Tormé, The Velvet Fog (1970) So many crooners. So many good singers. Singing so many good songs. I got to Mel Tormé in the silliest of ways – but it’s one that is in keeping with my generation’s way of being introduced to things I guess. The TV show Night Court, a favourite features […]Archive
February 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Buddy Rich Big Band: Just In Time – The Final Recording
The Buddy Rich Big Band Just In Time – The Final Recording Gearbox He was Baby Traps; almost a circus freak, playing drums at 18 months old, a star by the age of four and from vaudeville and circus tricks to the golden era of the big band and to backing Sinatra – or Sinatra […]Archive
May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 170: Gregg Bissonette
Welcome to episode 170 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Here’s a 35-minute conversation I nabbed with […]Archive
February 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jazz Right In Your Face: Ten Important Jazz Albums In My Life
You know the drill by now – here’s the catch-all blurb/explanation I’ve created for these sorts of lists We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top 10 albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top 10” I […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 101 – Ant Donaldson
Welcome to episode 101 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with legendary Wellington drummer Ant Donaldson. I met Ant a few years back – having been an admirer of his playing across so many bands. The Razorblade, The Mantarays, The Six Volts/Front Lawn, The Labcoats, The […]Archive
January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…
Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]Archive
October 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 489
Shelly Manne, Plays Richard Rodgers: REX (1977) If I have a weakness – in a guilty-pleasure/Achilles heel sense – it is solo albums by drummers. I don’t just mean when the drummer is a bandleader (as Shelly Manne was) or when they’re a singer/songwriter too or multi-instrumentalist. Though bring all that on also. But if […]Archive
July 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 529
Art Tatum, God Is In The House (1973) I used to have this mega 10-CD box-set of Art Tatum recordings – it was nice, and I played it a bit, but it never really explained him to me, and I never really approached it properly; it was too hard – it just became background music. […]Archive
June 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Got Live Cos I Want It: 10 Important Live-in-Concert Albums In My Life of Listening
I know I’ve written about live albums before – several times, and I always will, I love live albums! – but I thought I’d give you a list of the ten live albums that I consider the most important. That is to say important to me, these lists are a chance for me to remind […]Archive
May 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 552
Kenny Clare & Ronnie Stephenson, Drum Spectacular (1967) I can’t say I knew much of anything about Kenny Clare or Ronnie Stephenson – but I have a bit of a drum-battle albums festish; the Rich and Roach ones, and others…and now I guess I satisfy that occasional itch, mostly, through YouTube clips rather than sitting […]Archive
November 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman