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July 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Drive-By Truckers: Live at Plan 9 July 13, 2006
Drive-By Truckers Live at Plan 9 July 13, 2006 New West Records Fifteen years ago the Drive-By Truckers played one hell of an in-store. They were at Plan 9 Records to help the store celebrate its 25th Anniversary. This resulted in a two-hour grab-bag of the band’s best material up to that point. It was […]Archive
June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of José James
Music – these days – is free as the breeze. We don’t need the double vinyl gatefold to enjoy the latest and greatest. We can find more of the old-old stuff online now than was ever the case digging in stores. And I’ve always been across as many of the formats as I can be. […]Archive
June 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 262: Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)
Hi and welcome to episode 262 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Newbop Quintet (June 10, Wellington)
Newbop Quintet Meow, Wellington Jazz Festival Thursday, June 10 An Auckland “supergroup” of session stalwarts was put together to sell classic hard bop-era jazz to casual fans, to purists, to, well, anyone that might turn up. It was a shame more people weren’t there to hear them at Wellington’s Jazz Festival performance, the group’s Capital […]Archive
May 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Spines: Backstory. Spines Live 1986.
Spines Backstory. Spines Live 1986. (Independent / Bandcamp) Celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band, Wellington’s Spines – still going, many different line-ups but always led by the mercurial songwriting of Jon McLeary – have dug deep into their archives to reveal a previously unreleased live album from 1986. It even features a few songs […]Archive
April 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Archie Shepp & Jason Moran: Let My People Go
Archie Shepp & Jason Moran Let My People Go Archieball Archie Shepp is 83, a living legend of jazz, a musical polymath and star of one of the best hip-hop albums of last year too! Jason Moran, some 30+ years younger than Shepp is one of the great modern jazz pianists – steeped in tradition […]Archive
April 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Norah Jones: ‘Til We Meet Again (Live)
Norah Jones ‘Til We Meet Again (Live) Blue Note I may not have always believed in Norah Jones – but I always wanted to. The first couple of albums felt too polite and the performances that accompanied them were very deer-in-the-headlights – then the record company poured water on everything to rinse and repeat. I […]Archive
April 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
José James: New York 2020 (Live)
José James New York 2020 (Live) Rainbow Blonde I’m a huge fan of José James – he was, for a time, the most exciting new jazz singer on the planet. But he gave that up to be a super great R’n’B singer. Then he decided to be a Bill Withers jukebox for a while. And […]Archive
April 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Little Feat: Meanest Blues of All (Live 1973)
Little Feat Meanest Blues of All (Live 1973) Second Line This bootleg has been knocking around in various forms ever since there was digital music – and probably in some shape or form before that. Most recently it’s being credited to Lowell George solo rather than the band Little Feat but make no mistake this […]Archive
March 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk & Soul, Live at The Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018
Tower of Power 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at The Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 Artistry Music In 2018 one of the world’s great live bands, Tower of Power, hit their hometown stage to celebrate its 50th birthday. Now we get to hear that set of recordings. Taken from a […]Archive
March 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman