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November 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ben Riley
Ben Riley has died. He was 84. So, a good innings – sure. He was one of my favourite drummers. He is one of my favourite drummers. His playing – of course – lives on. So strong, so subtle, so supple, understated – and yet he was always right there, riding hard on the cymbal […]Archive
March 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 725
Miles Davis, Miles Smiles (1966) One of the early records from the second great Miles Davis band. And this one showcases some of Wayne Shorter’s contributions as composer (as well, of course, as a player). I owned about a hundred Miles Davis CDs at one point, all the box-sets, some bootlegs, most of the live […]Archive
September 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 818
McCoy Tyner, The Real McCoy (1967) I first heard McCoy Tyner (at least as far as I was aware) on that magnificent album, A Love Supreme. A life-changing thing that, I had to look up every player and follow what they had done both under the spell of John Coltrane and then away on their own. I […]Archive
November 1, 2011 by Simon Sweetman