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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
The Vinyl Countdown # 1266
Ronny Jordan Meets DJ Krush, Bad Brothers (1994) It happened rather quickly – but around 1995/6 I became a massive Ronny Jordan fan; I bought up all of the albums (and even wore in public, more than once, a long-sleeve tee that was free with one of the albums; Light To Dark I think?) It […]Archive
November 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1479
George Benson, In Concert – Carnegie Hall (1975) Hubert Laws is a guest of George Benson for this album. I bought this for a dollar (or two) and used to listen to it heaps over one summer in particular. I was working in a book store and I’d buy a crate – I’d drink a […]Archive
January 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1691
George Benson, The Love Songs (1985) I prefer the George Benson that, at a young age, played with Miles Davis and lit up the guitar on his own records. And he’s a sweet-voiced singer too, sure. But I also love a bit of the cheese. I can’t dig all of his ballads and I haven’t […]Archive
November 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman