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April 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
David Foster: Eleven Words
David Foster Eleven Words Classics Canadian producer, songwriter, composer and Music Business Mogul David Foster is like a Hallmark Greeting Card King of music. He’s written and produced music by and for Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Kenny G, Seal, Christina Aguilera and many more. He was there helping to discover the likes of Michael Buble […]Archive
April 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 25 – Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells II”
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells II, 1992 Mike Oldfield has made a few Crap Albums I Love but I’m choosing this because it catches him in a lie – previously whinging about how people expected a volume two and that’s what he would never give them…it also meant, after giving in and giving this to The […]Archive
March 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake: Without Deception
Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio Featuring Jonathan Blake Without Deception Dare2 Records No deception here whatsoever – it’s there in the title/s – three players absolutely giving their all making this a fantastic recording. Both Barron (piano) and Holland (bass) are masters of their respective crafts, both great band leaders too and living legends; […]Archive
February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 174
Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli, Top Hat (1981) I often talk about – and think about – the Stephane Grappelli concert I was lucky to see back in the late 1990s. One of the very best gigs of my lifetime. And it all started when my mum introduced me to Stephane Grappelli and Yehudin […]Archive
February 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Brad Mehldau: Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film)
Brad Mehldau Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film) Same Player Sign me up for the film straight away: A French translation of the John Fante novella (My Dog Stupid from the posthumous collection West of Rome in which a middle-aged couple with marriage troubles have a big ‘Stupid’ dog come between them – written, […]Archive
January 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 181
Isabel Beyer & Harvey Dagul, Chicken On A Wall and other piano duets for children of all ages (1982) About five years ago I bought a stack of records off a guy on Facebook – about 30 from memory and I think it was about a dollar a pop or so – maybe it was […]Archive
December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Snorre Kirk: Beat
Snorre Kirk Beat Stunt Records / Sundance Music Ltd. Norwegian drummer Snorre Kirk leads a truly Scandinavian band (Klas Lindquist on alto sax and clarinet and Tobias Wiklund on the cornet are from Sweden, while bassist Lasse Mørck, pianist Magnus Hjorth and tenor sax master Jan Harbeck are from Denmark). And over a handful of […]Archive
November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Joe Satriani: Altered States (Live 1988)
Joe Satriani Altered States (Live 1988) Shockwaves In 1988 – and for me it was through until about 1994 – Joe Satriani was the man. His Lazarus days. A king shredder that invested some melody and mood into the trick-bag. Rock instrumentals for fairweather-bogans, guitar music that wasn’t just for guitar-nerds…okay, it mostly was, but […]Archive
November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 17 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, “Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins”
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins, 1990 I’ve always been a fan of orchestral recreations of pop music – at least a fan until I’ve heard them. They often don’t work at all, but that’s not going to stop me from trying them out first. I’m a sucker for it… Light cheese. Orchestral […]Archive
November 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Kenny Pore: A Place Across Town
Kenny Pore A Place Across Town Kenny Pore Sessions Smooth Jazz, Light Jazz, Dinner Jazz…it goes by many names and it’s usually awful to all but hi-fi nuts and sessions musicians (usually just the cats that played on that actual session).Archive
November 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman