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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Caroline Easther: Lucky
Caroline Easther Lucky Good World Music The winning combo is having something to say – and the right way to say it; having songs and having a voice that push those songs into (the right) place. So it is with Caroline Easther’s solo debut; a long-time-coming project that collects up songs from a musician who has been steadily writing and singing […]Archive
June 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Beck – Still on the Run: DVD
Jeff Beck: Still On The Run Director: Matthew Longfellow Eagle Rock Ask any guitarist – they’ll tell you Jeff Beck is one of the greatest. Many will tell you he is the greatest, certainly he’s peerless in terms of his quest for exploration and expression given he’s forever linked to his Yardbirds-colleagues Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. […]Archive
June 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Andrew Cyrille: Lebroba
Andrew Cyrille Lebroba ECM This is Andrew Cyrille’s album – in that he’s the leader, his name is at the top, but the legendary jazz drummer is working here with two other stalwarts of the ECM label, Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet) and Bill Frisell (guitar). It’s truly a trio album and magic happens here – it being the first time all three have […]Archive
May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
William Tyler: Goes West
William Tyler Goes West Merge Records While a small part of me sits waiting for William Tyler to be offered a soundtrack project to showcase his amazing playing, composing and arranging skills, the bigger part realises that in some way Tyler has always been making soundtrack albums. This one, his latest, documents his journey from Nashville to LA, a new home and […]Archive
May 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 300
Art Van Damme Quintet, Keep Going (1971) I had heard the name Art Van Damme and new it to be a cool name, also that he played a very uncool instrument – the accordion. But he did it in a jazz-setting. That was all it took for me to want to hear this. He released a bunch of […]Archive
May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan: Epistrophy
Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan Epistrophy ECM Recorded in 2016 live at the Village Vanguard this is the second set recorded in the same year and circumstances by the duo of Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan. Their Small Town album is lovely – a range of covers from various corners of the world. And so it is here too with this – effectively […]Archive
May 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 310
Peter Green, In The Skies (1979) I first became aware of Peter Green when watching the wonderful TV doco – Fleetwood Mac at 21. I’ve been a lifelong fan of the band, but at that point though I knew the song Albatross I didn’t really know about Green nor even the blues years; must have just thought of Albatross as some weird instrumental […]Archive
April 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 321
Eric Clapton, Music From The Motion Picture Rush (1992) I was/am a big fan of the film – underrated, lesser discovered, great actors, and I love the score by Eric Clapton. It arrived at the time when I was at the end of my run as being almost the biggest Clapton fan on the planet. As a kid and young teen I was obsessed with […]Archive
April 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Necks: Body
The Necks Body ReR The gentle and then – all of a sudden – furious virtuosity of The Necks is a thrilling thing to discover. And then to rediscover across the albums. Sometimes – as with Open – they’re set in a quiet, understated framing, or, as with the more recent Unfold it’s about working to a format, creating pieces that fit […]Archive
March 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 326
The Incredible Jimmy Smith Featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate, Organ Grinder Swing (1965) This was a no-brainer for me. For not only am I a huge Jimmy Smith fan, I’m into Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate too. In fact it’s the idea of this combo that sells me, particularly. And if anything I’m particularly focused on Grady Tate right now – such a great touch, […]Archive
September 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman