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September 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith has died. He was 79. He referred to himself as “Dr.” Lonnie Smith. No one questioned it. We all liked his medicine. Lonnie Smith arrived on the back of a wave of Hammond organists – Jimmy Smith and Brother Jack McDuff his obvious forebears. Smith would release solo albums and collaborate with many […]Archive
November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
George Benson: Weekend In London
George Benson Weekend In London Provogue In 1978 George Benson released Weekend In L.A. It’s one of my all-time favourite records; one of the albums of my childhood. We grew up with it in our house – and we loved both the guitar instrumentals (the title track) and the funky band workouts (On Broadway). We […]Archive
August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Charli Persip
Charli Persip the legendary jazz drummer and teacher has died. He was 91. Hell of an innings. And what a player. Persip, born Charles, called “Charlie” but he changed the spelling in the 1980s to “Charli”, was a bandleader and educator. He was also on some of the greatest jazz albums you now and love […]Archive
May 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 125
Earl Klugh, Low Ride (1983) If I have a record – and artist – that would jump in and out of the “Guilty Pleasure” category (if I did actually have a Guilty Pleasure category) then it would be this album in particular, and more generally Earl Klugh. Look, he’s obviously great – and I love […]Archive
May 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
George Benson: Walking To New Orleans
George Benson Walking To New Orleans Provogue George Benson has performed many tribute songs (Wes Montgomery) and whole albums + shows (Nat King Cole) as well as working with the Count Basie Orchestra and just generally tipping his hat to the blues and jazz of the past. But here he steps out into the rock’n’roll that came from blues and boogie […]Archive
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