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March 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sam Gendel: Satin Doll
Sam Gendel Satin Doll Nonesuch Records Someone said Sam Gendel plays saxophone like he’s trying to erase his instrument. I like that. And can’t improve on it. For this album of jazz standards – tweaked, or even twerked, into new shapes and sounds – you might do well to think of the producer and bassist […]Archive
March 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Songs For Australia
Various Artists: Songs For Australia BMG Australian musician Julia Stone had the idea – create a tribute album with all proceeds going to the bushfire appeal; she called on international acts as well as plenty of her countrymen and women – the songs were all originally by Australian artists, and it will be released soon […]Archive
March 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 152
The Band, Moondog Matinee (1973) It gets a bad rap, has a bad rep – but I like it. I liked anything by The Band. Everything by The Band. And when they sorta went off the rails or at least the train started to wobble…of course that’s interesting too. This is a covers album – […]Archive
March 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
James Taylor: American Standard
James Taylor American Standard Fantasy Though James Taylor is no stranger to offering covers, and has even offered themed albums of interpretations before (two Christmas albums) he’s never sounded quite as joyless and muted as he does here on his half-strength run through some musical-theatre showstoppers and other canonical American standards.Archive
January 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Denson: Jeff Denson Live
Jeff Denson Jeff Denson Live Ridgeway Records Bassist, singer, composer Jeff Denson returns with his seventh album as a leader – his first live outing. And what a band. What a set of tunes. What a delight. Saxophonist Lyle Link, drummer Dillon Vado and pianist Dahveed Behroozi get deep inside these tunes with Denson a […]Archive
January 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 204: Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
Welcome to episode 204 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 […]Archive
January 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 189
Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels (2016) Bob Dylan long ago earned the right to do whatever he likes and then in the last few years he tested the shit out of that by released three albums of covers in a row; the third a triple album. I was surprised a little at how much I love […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Llego Navidad
Los Lobos Llego Navidad Rhino Records From collections of Disney songs to old rock’n’roll covers if you need a band to deliver the goods – and reflect their own unique skill and flavour all the while then Los Lobos is a safe bet. So it’s no real surprise they’ve released my favourite new Christmas album […]Archive
December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 196
(The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan (1979) I can remember hearing this in the days before I really knew how to separate compilations from albums – and I thought man The Byrds really are hammering home the fact that they love covering Bob Dylan albums – now they’ve done a whole record of them! When […]Archive
December 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Harry Nilsson: Losst And Founnd
Harry Nilsson Losst And Founnd Omnivore Recordings Well, it’s here now – you can hear it – the final (posthumous) Harry Nilsson album. The record Harry was working on in the mid-90s. He laid down the vocal cuts on what was to be his comeback album. He hadn’t recorded a record since the late-1970s; the […]Archive
December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman