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February 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

When John Coltrane First Blew My Mind

When my brother returned from university with a John Coltrane CD it was like a special gift. He was out there discovering new worlds, the hunter-gatherer bringing the very best music back to Hawke’s Bay. That’s how it seemed. There was no other way to explain it at all. He was doing this very special […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Love Supreme, Blog, Brother, CD, Hawke's Bay, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, JC, John Coltrane, John Coltrane Blew My Mind, Saxophone, Stardust, The Stardust Session, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, When John Coltrane First Blew My Mind ·

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January 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

JD Allen: Queen City

JD Allen Queen City Savant JD Allen is one hell of a tenor saxophonist, with over a dozen recordings as a leader and plenty of guest spots too – working with the likes of Cindy Blackman, Orrin Evans and Lisa Hilton (among others). But Queen City is his first solo saxophone albums.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Jazz, JD Allen, JD Allen: Queen City, Queen City, Savant, Saxophone, Solo, Sonny Rollins, Tenor, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Re-imagined

Adam Nussbaum Lead Belly Re-imagined Sunnyside One of my favourite records from recent years was the somewhat surprise-debut from Adam Nussbaum. The stalwart sideman has been the safest pair of hands – with either sticks or brushes – behind a great many legends (John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Paul Bley, John Abercrombie) but for […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adam Nussbaum, Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Re-imagined, Album Review, Covers, Drums, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, Lead Belly, Lead Belly Re-imagined, Leadbelly, Nate Radley, Ohad Talmor, Saxophone, Steve Cardenas, The Lead Belly Project, Tribute, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of ‘A Love Supreme’

My brother arrived home from university with The Stardust Sessions and A Love Supreme. These two albums were life changing. I carried on playing sport, going to school. In so many ways life was the same – but life was never really the same for me after hearing The Stardust Sessions and A Love Supreme. Those albums were […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Love Supreme, Coltrane, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, In Praise Of, In Praise of 'A Love Supreme', Jazz, John Coltrane, Saxophone, The Stardust Sessions, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Vincent Herring: Preaching To The Choir

Vincent Herring Preaching To The Choir Smoke Sessions Vincent Herring is a hell of a player – a saxophonist that brings to mind the best of Charlie Parker’s sprightly runs and his way with a melody, just updated for the modern context. And his latest album is not just a celebration of his extraordinary talents […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Charlie Parker, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Cyrus Chestnut, Drums, Jazz, Jonathan Blake, Piano, Preaching To The Choir, Saxophone, Vincent Herring, Vincent Herring: Preaching To The Choir, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Yasushi Nakamura ·

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April 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Alexa Tarantino: Firefly

Alexa Tarantino Firefly Posi-Tone Records Firefly is the latest record by saxophonist Alexa Tarantino. By my count this is her third as a leader, following a brilliant 2019 debut which featured some extraordinary players, including Christian Sands (piano) and drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. At just 28, Tarantino is firmly cementing herself in the modern pantheon […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2017), 2018), 2021, Album Review, Archie Shepp, Archie Shepp & Jason Moran, Archie Shepp & Jason Moran: Let My People Go, Duets, Duos, Germany, Jason Moran, Jazz, Let My People Go, Live, Paris, Piano, Saxophone, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

QOW Trio: QOW Trio

QOW Trio QOW Trio Ubuntu Music QOW Trio came about on the back of a single gig – to start with. The plan was for saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan and bassist Eddie Myer (who already work together in the quintet Finders Keepers) to pay tribute to Sonny Rollins and his chordless trio format by hooking up […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Chordless Trio, Drums, Eddie Myer, Jazz, QOW Trio, QOW Trio: QOW Trio, Riley Stone-Longergan, Saxophone, Spike Wells, Trio, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp: Dark Matrix

Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp Dark Matrix Not Two Records You find Daniel Carter and his saxophone in a variety of places. A free-jazz player, he’s made dozens of albums on his own or as bandleader, several at the side of William Parker and he’s sat in on sessions from the indie-rock, dance and hip-hop communities […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anitpop Consortium, Daniel Carter, Daniel Carter & Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter Matthew Shipp: Dark Matrix, Dark Matrix, Duets, Duo, Free Jazz, Free-Improv, Jazz, Matthew Shipp, Matthew Shipp and Daniel Carter, Not Two Records, Piano, Saxophone, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Preminger: Contemptment

Noah Preminger Contemptment Steeplechase Noah Preminger has, since the mid-00s, amassed a baker’s dozen of fantastic recordings as a leader, also popping in to be sideman to the likes of Rob Garcia, Julian Shore and Dan Cray. He learned from one of the masters – Dave Liebman – but even if that’s any leg up […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Contemptment, Dan Weiss, Drums, Guitar, Jazz, Kim Cass, Max Light, Noah Preminger, Noah Preminger: Contemptment, Quartet, Saxophone, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sly & The Family Drone: Walk It Dry

Sly & The Family Drone Walk It Dry Love Love Records It didn’t take long for these cheeky upstarts calling themselves Sly & The Family Drone to nab a following. The legend of punishing live shows where bits of drum-kit ended up all over the place and audience members were dragged in as ad-hoc percussionists […]
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December 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Cosgrove / John Medeski / Jeff Lederer: History Gets Ahead Of The Story

Jeff Cosgrove / John Medeski / Jeff Lederer History Gets Ahead Of The Story Grizzley Music The bass player William Parker has been a towering presence on the improvising side of modern jazz – here he is celebrated as composer by drummer Jeff Cosgrove, leading a bass-less trio (John Medeski on organ, Jeff Lederer flue […]
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