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November 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Saturday Morning

Asparagus piss. I miss sleeping in, but wonder, also, if I ever did it. Saturday morning, yawning lightly, drinking quickly listening to John Maus channel Kraftwerk and John Carpenter, among others (but also not really listening if you know what I mean). Reading bits and pieces of everything and nothing – Brooke Gladstone is the […]

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March 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Majesty of The Muppets: Sesame Street and The Muppet Show

When I was seven years old I received the best birthday present ever. My birthday was on a Saturday and I woke up to the sound of The Muppet Show theme. I knew the theme well – loved it; love the show. But on this day I heard it loud and clear in my room. […]

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September 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac, August 5th 2014

Ahmad Jamal Live In Marciac, August 5th 2014 Jazz Village Ahmad Jamal has delivered great albums in recent years – not just good albums, not just great-stuff-to-know-he’s-still-alive-and-playing-capable albums, but kickass records that burst with ideas, that remind of his spirited playing across so many decades; that show he still has it – can’t lose it […]

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November 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Saturday Morning

  Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning Jazz Village I loved Blue Moon, Ahmad Jamal’s album from last year and Saturday Morning is a better record; livelier, it spins in different circles, there’s more flourishes, more colour, more enthusiasm, the percussive groove is fully locked down now – splashes of cymbals and conga accents dive in and […]