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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.

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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Theon Cross: Fyah 

Theon Cross  Fyah  Gearbox  There’s something very exciting happening around jazz in London – I say ‘around’ because it’s a throwback, in part, to late-90s club culture, it’s ‘world’ music for want of a term, it’s not just jazz but jazz informs every aspect – even if the horns venture into shronking-good afrobeat, free-form funk and filth.   The latest cab […]

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February 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 580

Ben Webster, My Man: Live at Montmatre 1973 (1973) His last album – released the year he died, Ben Webster was in poor health at the time of this, a diminished capacity to blow (never good for a horn player) but still there’s something here. Sympathetic band, great set of tunes, relaxed blowing session – […]