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December 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon has died. He was 68. He was one of my favourite drummers. I discovered his work in that new and exciting way – 25 years ago or so – on a compilation. I’d been gifted this CD proclaiming to showcase the Best Jazz Drummers. And it pretty much did. Put me onto a […]Archive
March 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: # 1 – Taxi
Taxi was an American sitcom – it ran from 1978-1982. I was just a kid – but it was one of those Friday night fish’n’chips family-sits-in-front-of-the-TV shows. The characters were colourful – well Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito’s breakout role) and later “the Reverend” Jim (Christopher Lloyd) were colourful and wonderful. They shouted a lot. […]Archive
July 31, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Idris Muhammad
Sad, man. Really sad news hearing about the passing of Idris Muhammad; in recent years this guy was my favourite drummer. He was close to top of the list – and he’d been on that list for most of the last 20 years anyway. I first discovered Idris Muhammad by fluke. Total fluke. I picked […]Archive
February 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman