Posts Tagged Roy Ayers

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May 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Mickey Roker

It was sad to hear of the passing of the great jazz drummer, Mickey Roker. He was 84, he died of natural causes, he played drums his entire adult life – Roker worked with so many of the greats. He was a force, as a progressive bop drummer, as a legendary sideman. I have records […]

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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

José James: Yesterday I Had The Blues – The Music of Billie Holiday

José James Yesterday I Had The Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday Blue Note Of all the “100 Year” celebrations to honour Billie Holiday this felt the most necessary – a brave new voice taking on that wonderful music. Because, at the time, Billie Holiday was exactly that: a brave new voice taking on that […]

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December 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 2 – Dennis Davis

I love it when you get hooked on a musician – a session guy or girl – and you then find out that this “new” player, this new hero, isn’t all that new; you’ve been enjoying their work for years. They’ve been part of the soundtrack playing out in your head, those indelible grooves and […]

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July 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1944

David Lee Jr, Evolution (1974) I’ve said it before, I’ll say it a few more times no doubt, it’s albums like this that make reviewing all the shit stuff worthwhile. When the album Evolution arrived, a reissue of an obscure, self-released collection, I instantly fell in love with it. A mix of 70s cop-drama soundtracks, […]