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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio Ding Dong. You’re Dead. Rune Grammofon I might not have been there for every single album, and I’ve only reviewed half of them – but I am definitely a fan of Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Formed in 2009 by guitarist Mollestad, with bassist Ellen Brekken and drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, the trio […]Archive
June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: Looking Back On The Best of Bonnie Raitt’s Career
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about Bonnie Raitt. I’ve been a fan for a while. And this feature was all about revisiting the golden years […]Archive
June 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Nelson Riveros: The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery
Nelson Riveros The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery Zoho Music Nelson Riveros played a few Wes Montgomery tunes recently – and decided, what the hey, why not, erm not only jazz them up (hard to do, given they’re jazz tunes already) but add a little Latin tinge. So The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery was […]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 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Schlarb & Chad Taylor: Time No Changes
Chris Schlarb & Chad Taylor Time No Changes Joyful Noise Recordings & BIG EGO Records Chris Schlarb is a guitarist – 6 and 12 strings, acoustic and electric – and Chad Taylor is a drummer, also adding marimba and a few other percussion instruments. This duo set sits right in the middle of the wild […]Archive
May 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt: Made Out of Sound
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt Made Out of Sound Palilalia I love Bill Orcutt. He hits at the guitar in a way that makes me think of heroes like Marc Ribot and Sonny Sharrock. There’s wildness in his way – he tears at the strings and the ugly side of a beautiful melody is instantly […]Archive
May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dan Wilson: Vessels of Wood and Earth
Dan Wilson Vessels of Wood and Earth Brother Mister Productions Dan Wilson is firmly from the Grant Green/We Montgomery school of jazz guitar; if you loved the early years of George Benson cookin’ with gas in a post be-bop lighthouse then you’re welcome here. If you got what Ronny Jordan was about but wished he’d […]Archive
May 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Scott DuBois: Summer Water
Scott DuBois Summer Water Sunnyside Like the water gently, softly and simply rippling in rock pools and the sun that catches the movement – so it is with these solo electric guitar pieces. Your mind cuts its own nature documentary to frame up alongside this soundtrack that’s already been created.Archive
April 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Cropper: Fire It Up
Steve Cropper Fire It Up Provogue Being billed as Steve Cropper’s first solo album in over 50 years, Fire It Up isn’t really a solo album at all – and Cropper won’t ever be remembered as a solo artist; wouldn’t want to be I’m sure. But he’s owning this one – that’s for sure. There […]Archive
April 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Peter Frampton: Peter Frampton Forgets The Words
Peter Frampton Peter Frampton Forgets The Words Ume Peter Frampton’s protracted retirement has already given us one of the worlds worst “blues” albums. And – now this! Peter Frampton Forgets The Words is not his first foray into all-instrumental music, there was a mid-00s “comeback” album called Fingerprints and somehow its butchering of Soundgarden’s Block […]Archive
April 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman