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September 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Those John Coltrane CDs Blew My Fucking Mind

When my brother returned from university with a John Coltrane CD it was like a special gift – he was out there discovering new worlds, the hunter-gatherer bringing the very best music back to Hawke’s Bay. That’s how it seemed. There was no other way to explain it at all. He was doing this very […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Jazz, John Coltrane, Music, Poem, Poem: Those John Coltrane CDs Blew My Fucking Mind, Those John Coltrane CDs Blew My Fucking Mind ·

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May 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Jimmy Cobb

The great Jimmy Cobb has died, aged 91. He was the last surviving member of the dream team that played on Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue – the jazz album that even non-jazz fans know and love (and probably own). Cobb was one of the great jazz drummers – a master of sensitivity and taste, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art Pepper, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis, R.I.P., R.I.P. Jimmy Cobb, Sketches of Spain, Wayne Bell, Wes Montgomery, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

David S. Ware New Quartet: Théâtre Garonne, 2008

David S. Ware New Quartet Théâtre Garonne, 2008 Aum Fidelity David S. Ware lost his battle with kidney failure in 2012 – it was a blood infection that got him following on from his 2009 transplant. He played in pain and without many people knowing for the last two decades of his career. Including here […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2008, Albert Ayler, Album Review, Aum Fidelity, Bass, David S. Ware, David S. Ware New Quartet, David S. Ware New Quartet: Théâtre Garonne 2008, Drums, Free Jazz, Guitar, Jazz, Joe Morris, John Coltrane, Marc Ribot, Pat Metheny, Saxophone, Sonny Sharrock, Théâtre Garonne, Théâtre Garonne 2008, Warren Smith, William Parker, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 209: Lucien Johnson

Welcome to episode 209 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T  and Yeastie Boys . 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 in your […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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August 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: John Quatrain 

———————- A Love SupremeA Love Supreme A Love Supreme A Love Supreme ———————-  
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme  A Love Supreme  A Love Supreme  A Love Supreme, Coltraine, John Coltrane, John Quatrain, Poem, Poem: John Quatrain, Quatrain ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Love Requited, A Love Supreme, Adam Page, Album Review, Ben Harrison, First World Records UK, Jake Baxendale, Jason McMahon, Jazz, John Coltrane, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Matthew Sheens, Myele Manzanza, Myele Manzanza: A Love Requited, Ross McHenry, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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