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January 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poncho Sanchez: Trane’s Delight
Poncho Sanchez Trane’s Delight Concord Picante The return of the master conguero would be welcome at any rate with this, his first new album as a leader in nearly a decade. Add the fact that it’s a brilliant set of songs and carries in its title and at the soul of the album an earnest […]Archive
October 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 187: Mark de Clive-Lowe
Welcome to episode 187 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, 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 […]Archive
August 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: John Quatrain
———————- A Love SupremeA Love Supreme A Love Supreme A Love Supreme ———————-Archive
June 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Myele Manzanza: A Love Requited
Myele Manzanza A Love Requited First World Records UK ONE was Myele Manzanza’s debut solo album – by the time of which he was a veteran of so many performances, sideman, band-member, DJ, composer. He had runs on the board already. And it showed. So much so that by the time of OnePointOne (his American live debut) that very first solo album felt like bedsit-leftovers. That’s […]Archive
February 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Bashing Out: My Top 10 ‘Drum’ Albums
I was hooked on Modern Drummer magazine as a teen. And I always liked reading the record reviews at the back of the Modern Drummer, they focused on drums and ‘drum’ albums or at least highlighted the drums and drumming on pop and rock records when they reviewed them. They might write-up a pop album because of […]Archive
February 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jazz Right In Your Face: Ten Important Jazz Albums In My Life
You know the drill by now – here’s the catch-all blurb/explanation I’ve created for these sorts of lists We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top 10 albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top 10” I […]Archive
February 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Chasin’ The Trane
If I could curl up anywhere for some peace and quiet it would be inside Chasin’ The Trane, the side-long third cut on John Coltrane’s Live At The Village Vanguard album. Coltrane’s tenor sounds like it’s being chased by Jimmy Garrison’s bass. Elvin Jones, again, beatin’ those drums like they owe him money – and […]Archive
January 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 99 – Adam Page
Welcome to episode 99 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Adam Page, he’s an Australian musician – based in Adelaide. He runs Wizard Tone Studios and the label Wizard Tone Records is home to not only his own recordings but a great range […]Archive
August 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 522
John Coltrane, Live at The Village Vanguard (1962) One of my all-time favourite albums – one of my favourite John Coltrane albums, from a killer-period with that legendary quartet; I had two copies of this on CD – because I would regularly loan one out and had to have a copy with me at all […]Archive
July 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: John Coltrane Is Dead And I Am Alive And What – If Anything – Am I Doing About THAT?!
John Coltrane’s been dead for 50 years. A Love Supreme still means more to me, most times I play it, than any other record. John Coltrane was 40. And then dead. I’m older than him now. I’ve beaten him. On one level – and that feels weird. Should it feel weird? Does it seem weird […]Archive
October 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman