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March 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ed Motta: Criterion of the Senses
Ed Motta Criterion of the Senses MustHave/Membran Though this is a slightly more subdued effort than his mighty Perpetual Gateways (an easy contender for my record of the year in 2016) the consistency is still there, the quality so high on Ed Motta’s latest.Archive
August 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 379
George Benson, Beyond The Blue Horizon (1971) I love George Benson but I’m still catching up with his early records – so I didn’t know this one, I knew about it, knew some of the material, killer rhythm section and a stonking version of So What to kick things off – in fact it’s two […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Donny Hathaway Live: One Of My All-Time Favourite Records…A Masterpiece…
One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got hooked on the album many years back – a favourite across formats (LP, tape, CD, […]Archive
September 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 640
Tony Williams, The Joy of Flying (1979) I love Tony Williams – one of the best and most influential drummers around, right? Every drummer and most musicians know the name. I knew a little of his work as a leader, but mostly it’s his sideman stuff – hearing him drive the beat for others, and […]Archive
August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 831
Hank Crawford, We Got A Good Thing Going (1972) I was in Sydney the other week, but just for a few days. I like record shopping in Sydney. Some good stores. Only got into one this time. Only bought two records. And this was one of them. Slight punt this, in that I hadn’t heard […]Archive
July 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #119 – George Benson, Wellington, 2010
You know I’d seen George Benson once before and so I wasn’t that sure about this one going into it, like – I guess I figured it would be ‘good’ but, you know, I didn’t know that I needed to see it. Now good as seeing George Benson was the first time – it was […]Archive
December 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 2 – Dennis Davis
I love it when you get hooked on a musician – a session guy or girl – and you then find out that this “new” player, this new hero, isn’t all that new; you’ve been enjoying their work for years. They’ve been part of the soundtrack playing out in your head, those indelible grooves and […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Harvey Mason: Chameleon
Harvey Mason Chameleon Concord For his first album in a decade Harvey Mason revisits material he’s written/co-written/recorded with various legends of soft-jazz/fusion/funk such as Bob James, Bobby Hutcherson and Herbie Hancock (the title track). The album features some great players – including our own Mark de Clive-Lowe and talents that include keyboardist Kris Bowers, trumpeter […]Archive
March 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Pharrell Williams: G I R L
Pharrell Williams G I R L Columbia There is nothing on Pharrell Williams’ new album G I R L that you can’t hear more convincingly, slicker, sharper, better on anything that Jamie Lidell has pulled out of the bag in recent years (take his most recent album, for starters and work back from there). But […]Archive
January 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 7: George Benson, Wellington 2004
Hard to know where to start with this – because every time I listen to George Benson’s Weekend In L.A. album I’m sure I’m hearing the best gig ever. And that record’s nearly as old as me – I grew up with it; one of the albums from my childhood/of my childhood – the way […]Archive
October 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman