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August 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 384

Joe Williams, A Man Aint’ Supposed to Cry (1958) I love a good impulse-buy. I knew who Joe Williams was – but when I saw this album on a recent trip to Sydney I can’t say I knew the album at all but something (and not just the price) said Buy Me. You’ll Like Me. […]

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January 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

From The Archives: The Fred Wesley Interview

Sometimes the interview goes better than you could have planned – you’re into it, you want it to go well but the person on the other end of the line is a total pro, more than they they seem real – even if it’s the Staged-Interview Version of Real. So it was for me with […]

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May 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Count Basie Orchestra (May 26, Wgtn)

Count Basie Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Tour Opera House Tuesday, May 26 It’s the 80th Anniversary Tour, celebrating 80 years since Count Basie first formed his Orchestra. William James “Count” Basie breathed his last in April of 1984 – and only a couple of the members of this current line-up ever worked with him – so […]