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August 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Patricia Barber: Clique
Patricia Barber Clique Impex Records Vocalist and pianist Patricia Barber has both honeyed-warmth and icy-cool in her voice. It’s ageless too. And some two decades on from her last set of standards, Clique arrives as a reminder of all that was special about listening to her music – discovering it in the last 90s and […]Archive
August 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dee Gees / Foo Fighters: Hail Satin / Live
Dee Gees / Foo Fighters Hail Satin / Live Roswell Records, Inc., under exclusive license to RCA Records This is how the Foo Fighters chose to commemorate 25 years of existence. Tongue in cheek, but also painfully earnest covers of disco-era Bee Gees. They called themselves the Dee Gees which is probably hilarious. They called […]Archive
August 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Moby: Reprise
Moby Reprise Little Idiot, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Let’s recap: Moby – not the most technically brilliant musician/producer – almost gives up music after a run of so-so techno albums. Then flukes paydirt by capturing if not the turn of millennium zeitgeist than at least the advertising dollar. Then he gets […]Archive
August 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Re-imagined
Adam Nussbaum Lead Belly Re-imagined Sunnyside One of my favourite records from recent years was the somewhat surprise-debut from Adam Nussbaum. The stalwart sideman has been the safest pair of hands – with either sticks or brushes – behind a great many legends (John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Paul Bley, John Abercrombie) but for […]Archive
July 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Native Sons
Los Lobos Native Sons New West Records Los Lobos is getting close to celebrating its 50th Anniversary – and without any line-up changes too. This band continues, this band endures – so crucial to its secret has been the live shows. So when Covid put paid to that, the group started plotting this tribute record, […]Archive
July 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Acute Inflections: 400
Acute Inflections 400 (Independent) Vocalist Elasea Douglas and basis Sadiki Pierre are New York-based duo Acute Inflections. Here, they have taken he music of Bob Marley and reduced it down to its core elements – lyrics and melody supplied by Douglas’ vocals, groove and flow by Pierre on the bass.Archive
June 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Kwan: No Ordinary Love – The Music of Sade
Bill Kwan No Ordinary Love – The Music of Sade Ikeda Music Bill Kwan discovered singing late in life – he’s a doctor by trade. But over the last decade he’s created an interesting set of albums, often taking a pop, rock or indie song (Beck, Bjork) and turning it a lighter shade of jazz. […]Archive
June 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 262: Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)
Hi and welcome to episode 262 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Newbop Quintet (June 10, Wellington)
Newbop Quintet Meow, Wellington Jazz Festival Thursday, June 10 An Auckland “supergroup” of session stalwarts was put together to sell classic hard bop-era jazz to casual fans, to purists, to, well, anyone that might turn up. It was a shame more people weren’t there to hear them at Wellington’s Jazz Festival performance, the group’s Capital […]Archive
June 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Frederick Johnson & Andre Reiss: Duo
Frederick Johnson & Andre Reiss Duo TNT Groove International Journeyman singer Frederick Johnson, a Tampa Bay native, has a dreamy voice – and he never over-sings. Much the same can be said for Nashville guitarist Andre (Andy) Reiss. He never over-sings on his instrument – he’s got all of the Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow tricks […]Archive
May 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman