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August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Charli Persip

Charli Persip the legendary jazz drummer and teacher has died. He was 91. Hell of an innings. And what a player. Persip, born Charles, called “Charlie” but he changed the spelling in the 1980s to “Charli”, was a bandleader and educator. He was also on some of the greatest jazz albums you now and love […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Archie Shepp, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Big Joe Turner, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Charli Persip, Charlie Persip, David “Fathead” Newman, Dinah Wasington, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis, Donald Byrd, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, George Benson, George Russell, Hank Mobley, Harry Edison, Jazz, Kai Winding, Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Louis Jordan, Part Martino, Quincy Jones, R.I.P., R.I.P. Charli Persip, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims ·

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November 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 468

Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) I grew up listening to Ray Charles – the Blues Brothers movie and various compilations and things my folks had; some of our first CDs in the house were Ray Charles ones, a few of the last records in the house too…and then we went […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1962, Blues Brothers, LP, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Mono, Norman Lear Podcast, Ray Charles, Record, Soul, The Mission, The Vinyl Countdown # 468, Vinyl, You Don't Know Me ·

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July 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 527

Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967) Been on a massive Sinatra kick of late – and was chuffed to find this record on a recent trip to Hawke’s Bay. Went to one record store, thought I found the bargain of the shop (a Ray Charles record) and […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1967, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Claus Ogerman, Dindi, Duets, Duo, Francis Albert Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967), Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hawke's Bay, LP, Ray Charles, Record, Sinatra, The Girl From Ipanema, The Vinyl Countdown # 527, Vinyl ·

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May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening

I started this thing a while ago where I decided I was going to name ten albums important to me (and important for me) in a particular musical genre. I started with hip-hop (see here). And then I decided to do my list of seminal and sentimental metal albums (see here). And most recently it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 89/93: An Anthology, American Recordings, Buckle Up, Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, Country, Country Music, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Essence, Gold, Hank Williams, Heartbreaker, Johnny Cash, Little Sparrow, Lucinda Williams, Modern Sounds In Country And Western, Patsy Cline, Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits, Ray Charles, Ryan Adams, Teatro, Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, The Ultimate Collection, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Willie Nelson, Wrecking Ball ·

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January 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 14: The Blues Brothers

I have had the double-pack DVD of The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000 on my shelf for quite a few years. I didn’t need Blues Brothers 2000 but it was cheaper to buy the double-pack than just the original movie… The Blues Brothers had a profound influence on me. It is possibly the movie […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aretha Franklin, Blues, Blues Brothers, Blues Brothers 2000, Comedy, DVD, Film, Movie, Movies of My Life, Movies of My Life # 14, Movies of My Life # 14 – The Blues Brothers, Musical, Phantom Billstickers, Ray Charles, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Soundtrack, The Blues Brothers ·

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April 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 718

V/A, Atlantic Blues Piano (1986) Part of a larger box-set, originally, though I believe you can get them as standalone volumes, I have this one, Piano and I also have the Guitar one  (more on that another day no doubt…) Pretty good double LP set though, a mix of the names I know and love […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, Atlantic, Atlantic Blues Piano, Blues, Boxed Set, Compilation, double-album, Dr John, Floyd Dixon, Guitar, Hey Bartender, Jimmy Yancey, Joe Turner, LP, Piano, Professor Longhair, Ray Charles, Record, Salute To Pinetop, The Vinyl Countdown # 718, Tipitina, V/A, Various Artists ·

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March 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 – Chris Cain

So it’s just the second international guest to date in the life of Sweetman Podcast – episode 17 is my chat with American blues guitarist and singer, Chris Cain. What a great pleasure it was to sit down with Chris and talk through his life, his influences, his passion for playing. More than once, as […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Albert King, American, BB King, Blues, Chris Cain, Conversation, Ep.17, Guitar, Interview, L'affare, Muddy Waters, Music, NZ, Podcast, Ray Charles, Rodger Fox, Roy Philips, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast Episode 17, Tour, Yeastie Boys ·

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November 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Instrumentals Soul-Style

Various Artists: Instrumentals Soul-Style History of Soul All those great soul/RnB combos from the 1960s – and so many of the great instrumental cuts, things from Junior Walker and Booker T, Ray Charles and Allen Toussaint…well they’re all here. Them and many more. A double disc packed with short, sharp blasts from horns and stabs […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2CD, Album Review, Allen Toussaint, Booker T. and The M.G.'s, Compilation, Dr John, Funk, History of Soul, Ike and Tina Turner, Instrumental, Instrumentals Soul-Style, James Booker, James Brown, Jimmy McGriff, Junior Walker, King Curtis, Mac Rebennack, Phil Upchurch, R'n'B, Ray Charles, Soul, Soul-Style, The Church Street Five, The Magnificent Seven, The Mar-Keys, The Twistin' Kings, V/A, Various, Various Artists ·

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November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 789

Little Stevie Wonder, Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) Just recently I spotted this in a record store – and had to have it. Because I hadn’t – previously. Which is to say I’d never even owned the CD, rare because I had most of the Stevie Wonder albums; had an iPod with about 50 records […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1962, DJ Set, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Little Stevie Wonder, LP, Ray Charles, Record, Stevie Wonder, The Vinyl Countdown # 789, Tribute to Uncle Ray, Vinyl ·

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August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 831

Hank Crawford, We Got A Good Thing Going (1972) I was in Sydney the other week, but just for a few days. I like record shopping in Sydney. Some good stores. Only got into one this time. Only bought two records. And this was one of them. Slight punt this, in that I hadn’t heard […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, Bernard Purdie, Bob James, Cornell Dupree, George Benson, Hank Crawford, LP, Ray Charles, Record, Richard Tee, The Christmas Song, The Vinyl Countdown # 831, Vinyl, We Got A Good Thing Going ·

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August 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Get On Up: Film

Get On Up Director: Tate Taylor Imagine Entertainment/Jagged Films/Wyolah Films This James Brown biopic has been on the cards a while – and then it just seemed to arrive, no real fanfare. And it’s hard to know what to say really – for is it a fairly typical, mostly terrible biopic? And are all Hollywood-infused […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Biopic, Chadwick Boseman, Film Review, Get On Up, James Brown, Mick Jagger, Music Film, Ray Charles, Ray!, Tate Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Walk The Line ·

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August 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ray Charles: King of Cool – The Genius of Ray Charles

Ray Charles King of Cool: The Genius of Ray Charles Atlantic/Warner Ten years on from the passing of Ray Charles you could be cynical about commercial motives and the idea of a record company stitching together yet another compilation to convert whoever is left/re-sell to the faithful – but c’mon, that’s just part of the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3CD, Album Review, King of Cool, King of Cool: The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles, Reissue ·
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