This category is just me revisiting some recordings that meant a lot. It’s an idea I toyed with last year,…
43. Buena Vista bass
Tumbao No 5 (para Charlie Mingus). From Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Cachaito, 2001 Hard to believe the original Buena Vista Social…
42. A different voice
First Song: For Ruth, from Charlie Haden Quartet West, In Angel City. 1988 Charlie Haden has already appeared here, but…
41. Home team, new game
La Folia: The Roccella Variations. From George Russell Living Time Orchestra, The London Concert, 1989 One of the late John…
40. The great renewal
In Case You Missed It – from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Album of the Year, 1981. Like a…
Granite to Wind in Rehearsal
Only a few days ago until the Keith Tippett Festival. Here’s a nice clip and some comments from the rehearsals…
39. All too brief
Seems Like a Lifetime Ago. From Bill Bruford, Feels Good to Me, 1978 A game of two halves, labelled as…
38. Creative crosscurrents
All Good Things, from Big Air, 2008 OK, this one was much praised on release, but it’s a while ago…
37. Wryly timeless
The Ass’ Song. Annie Ross, Loguerhythms, 1962 Advice to jazz singers: Find a decent poet who is interested in songwriting.…
Bristol gig diary fills up again
The extremely assiduous Mr Benjamin has resumed listing all the jazz and jazz-related things with mentioning on Bristol24/7. The current…
36. Vanguard vibe
Song and Dance, from Joe Lovano Quartets, Live at the Village Vanguard, 1994 All of Joe Lovano’s early dates for…
