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February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Patitucci / Vinnie Colaiuta / Bill Cunliffe: TRIO
John Patitucci / Vinnie Colaiuta / Bill Cunliffe TRIO Le Coq Records Le Coq Records is going for the Blue Note aesthetic – it’s there in the album cover design and also in the recording set-up; a wee super session, three legends assembled and the outcome is just one day of recorded work. TRIO is […]Archive
February 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So
Delvon Lamarr Trio I Told You So Colemine Records The Delvon Lamarr Trio has quietly made two very good records – one studio, one live and now they return, with a new drummer in the fold (the excellent Grant Schroff) for a second bite down in the studio – and a brilliant third album. This […]Archive
February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tania Giannouli Trio: In Fading Light
Tania Giannouli Trio In Fading Light Rattle Greek pianist, composer and improviser Tania Giannouli has been part of the Rattle family for a decade now – this is her fourth release with the imprint, beginning with 2012’s Forest Stories and moving through 2015’s Transcendence on to a set of musical dialogues with Rob Thorne. Her […]Archive
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 […]Archive
February 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
JD Allen: Toys / Die Dreaming
JD Allen Toys / Die Dreaming Savant JD Allen blows the tenor sax with the clean warmth of Dexter Gordon and the wild abandon of John Coltrane. Allen has, across the last two decades, racked up 14 albums as a leader and sided with plenty of great players too (I remember first coming across his […]Archive
January 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Yussef Dayes Trio: Welcome To The Hills
Yussef Dayes Trio Welcome To The Hills Cashmere Thoughts Take a look at that cover – the drum-kit on fire! – it’s either evocation of playing with such heat as to near fear for your life or a symbol of burning it all to the ground, either way it’s about leaving it all on the […]Archive
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 […]Archive
November 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Will Vinson / Gilad Hekselman / Antonio Sanchez: Trio Grande
Will Vinson / Gilad Hekselman / Antonio Sanchez Trio Grande Whirlwind Recordings Here’s the debut studio recording from a brand new jazz-supergroup. All three members arrived in New York some 15-20 years ago and have come to embody so much about the soul and heart of that city’s vibrant jazz scene. All three are bandleaders […]Archive
October 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Jerry Granelli Trio: Plays The Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays The Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison Rarenoise Records Drummer Jerry Granelli has released a couple of handfuls of albums as a leader, he’s worked with others too (saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom) but he’s best known as the drummer for Vince Guaraldi’s trio – specifically then for the Charlie […]Archive
October 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Bob James: Once Upon A Time – The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
Bob James Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions Resonance Records For all that has been awful about and in 2020 let’s pause for a moment to think of how lucky we have been to receive so many great archival jazz projects. Lost albums suddenly found. I guess that happens when […]Archive
October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman