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April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
John Beasley: MONK’estra, Vol. 2
John Beasley presents… MONK’estra, Vol. 2 Mack Avenue/Southbound You can almost hear the gnashing of the teeth of purists – Why do this to Monk? – but though Volume 2 of Beasley’s reworkings of Monk tunes for his own big band is the inevitable mixed bag (opening with Dontae Winslow’s rap on Brake’s Sake is […]Archive
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
July 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 849
Woody Shaw, Master of the Art (1982) I really got hooked on Woody Shaw after hearing Larry Young’s Unity album (man I love that album!) and then I found a few Woody Shaw recordings, on CD. And eventually this. I held onto this for a while, played it a bit – liked it – but […]Archive
September 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman