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February 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Matt Brewer: Ganymede

Matt Brewer  Ganymede  Criss Cross  Master bassist and composer Matt Brewer has been making ‘heady’ art-filled jazz music across the last two decades as sideman and leader, and importantly as a writer, working with the likes of Dave Douglas, Christian McBride, Greg Osby, Brad Mehldau and many more. Most recently he’s been creating dizzyingly wonderful larger-ensemble workouts, but here it’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Damion Reid, Drums, Ganymede, Instrumental, Jazz, Mark Shim, Matt Brewer, Matt Brewer: Ganymede, Saxophones, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz/Gary Versace: The Subject Tonight is Love 

Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz/Gary Versace   The Subject Tonight is Love  CD Baby  Yes, nominally Kate McGarry is the ‘star’ – she’s the one out front, the voice, but this talented trio works together to pull new flavours and subtle nuance from oft-recorded chestnuts.   There are only a handful of modern jazz vocalists actually doing something – actually working, exploring, instilling their personality, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, CD Baby, Covers, Gary Versace, Jazz, Kate McGarry, Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz/Gary Versace, Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz/Gary Versace: The Subject Tonight is Love, Keith Ganz, The Subject Tonight Is Love, Theme, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Manins/Samsom/Benebig/Lockett: SHUFFLE

Manins/Samsom/Benebig/Lockett SHUFFLE Rattle The Rattle label continues to defy the odds, making quality product (actual CDs, lovely covers, liner notes, packaging and production – never ‘just’ the music) and shining a light. Jazz, Maori music, contemporary classic – call it “art” music if you want a catch-all maybe, I like to think of the boutique […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), 2018), Album Review, Carl Lockett, CD, Instrumental, Jazz, Manins/Samsom/Benebig/Lockett, Manins/Samsom/Benebig/Lockett: SHUFFLE, Michel Benebig, Rattle, Roger Manins, Ron Samsom, SHUFFLE, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Peter Erskine & The Dr. Um Band: On Call 

Peter Erskine & The Dr. Um Band On Call Fuzzy Music LLC Master drummer Peter Erskine – always with the measure of taste whether playing small combo, big band or break-neck fusion – here serves up a double-disc of delights; the first disc is a studio set of brand new tunes, the second is a live workout of Dr. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Benjamin Shepherd, Bob Sheppard, Fusion, Jazz, John Beasley, On Call, Peter Erskine, Peter Erskine & The Dr. Um Band, Peter Erskine & The Dr. Um Band: On Call, The Dr. Um Band, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatro ·

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February 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 338

Lionel Hampton, Saturday Night Jazz Fever (1978) I took a punt on Lionel Hampton back in the day; bought a double CD comp from a closing down sale for $5-10 and loved it. I didn’t know what I was getting – beyond the fact that it was jazz. Clearly jazz. Then I looked him pup, found out about […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Bee Gees, Covers, disco, Discog, Jazz, Lionel Hampton, LP, Record, Saturday Night Fever, Saturday Night Jazz Fever, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 338, Tribute, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Michel Legrand

I was sad to hear of the passing of Michel Legrand. He lived a long life I guess – he was a month shy of his 87th birthday I believe. I thought, straight away on hearing the news of his amazing recording, Legrand Jazz. We bought that 1959 album on a whim – I say we – the family used to […]
Posted in Blog, Mixtapes · Tagged Arranger, Big Band, Composer, Eulogy, Film Composer, Jazz, Michel Legrand, R.I.P., R.I.P. Michel Legrand, SoundtrackS, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 340

Grady Tate, By Special Request (1974) Grady Tate – simply one of my all-time favourite drummers, and I got to write a bit about that and a bit about him in memorial. Sad that so often we mark these moments only after a person has gone. And shortly before Tate died I got rather hooked on his crooner albums from the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged "Singer", 1974, 340, After The Long Drive Home, By Special Request, Classics, Compilation, Covers, Crooner, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Grady Tate, https://offthetracks.co.nz/r-i-p-grady-tate/, I Think It's Going To Rain Today, Jazz, LP, Record, Singing, Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H), The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 340, Vinyl ·

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December 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 147: Tom Scott (Avantdale Bowling Club)

Welcome to episode 147 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Akld, Anchorfm, Apple, Auckland, Avantdale Bowling Club, Chat, Community, Conversation, DJ, Funk, Hip-Hop, Home Brew, Homebrew, Interview, iTunes, Jazz, Jonathan Crayford, Julien Dyne, La Petite Chocolat, LP, Music, Podcast, Politics, Rap, Rapper, Records, Simon Sweetman, Social Media, Soul, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 147, Sweetman Podcast # 147: Tom Scott, Sweetman Podcast # 147: Tom Scott (Avantdale Bowling Club), T Leaf T, Tom Scott, Vinyl, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Bryan Ferry and his Orchestra: Bitter-Sweet

Bryan Ferry and his Orchestra Bitter-Sweet BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited If there was ever an artist that would know perfectly how to, er, “remake / remodel” oneself, it was always going to Bryan Ferry, right? First obvious proof – beyond his dapper, debonair, noir-meets-ageless charms and music and approach – it was the late-90s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bitter-Sweet, Bryan Ferry, Bryan Ferry and his Orchestra, Bryan Ferry and his Orchestra: Bitter-Sweet, Covers, Jazz, Orchestra, Remake/Remodel, Reworking, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Roger Kellaway Trio: New Standards Vol. 3

Roger Kellaway Trio New Jazz Standards, Vol. 3 Summit Records Trumpeter Carl Saunders has worked with big names in music – really big names! -Sinatra…Ella…Paul Anka, Budy Rich, Stan Kenton…he’s been a bandleader, arranger and composer. And a great guy to have on the bench. But he’ll be known to the next generation for his […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Carl Saunders, Jay Leonhard, Jazz, New Jazz Standards, New Standards, Peter Erskine, Piano, Roger Kellaway, Roger Kellaway Trio, Sam Most, Scott Whitfield, Summit Records, Trio, Vol.3, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 103: Abdullah Ibrahim – “Water From An Ancient Well”

One of the great African jazz musicians is Abdullah Ibrahim. And I’ve been thrashing his Cape Town Revisited of late, so was nice to come across this album in the book – one I didn’t know (I only know Cape Town and know of his legacy). He’s a wonderful Ellington-esque pianist and composer. And there’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #103, 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1980s, 1986, Abdullah Ibrahim, Abdullah Ibrahim – “Water From An Ancient Well”, Africa, African, Cape Town Revisited, Duke Ellington, Eighties, Jazz, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 103:, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 103: Abdullah Ibrahim – “Water From An Ancient Well”, Water From An Ancient Well ·

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November 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Ralph Towner: My Foolish Heart

Ralph Towner My Foolish Heart Deutsche Grammophon/ECM One of my all-time favourite albums by anyone ever is Diary by Ralph Towner. What a beautiful and tranquil thing that is. And I found it because, on a whim, I was desperate for more Ralph Towner because, up to that point, and I guess beyond, one of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12-String, Album Review, Anthem, Classical, Classsical, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon/ECM, Diary, ECM, Folk, Instrumental, Jazz, My Foolish Heart, Ralph Towner, Ralph Towner: My Foolish Heart, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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