End of year list (?)

The season for end of year lists has already started, I see. I quite like them, but I’m not going … More

Where’s the blog gone…?

Posts here got sparse during the pandemic, then focussed on one idea – a track a week – through last … More

Mighty Lights. From Jane Ira Bloom, Mighty Lights, 1983 I’ve followed Jane Ira Bloom’s career keenly since hearing this CD … More

Only a few days ago until the Keith Tippett Festival. Here’s a nice clip and some comments from the rehearsals … More

Chicago Breakdown. Air. From 80° Below ’82 (1982) It’s usual to describe Air as a “free jazz” trio. This track … More

Iron Man. From Morning Glory (John Surman), 1973 The boring jazz name for this Euro-jazz supergroup would have been the … More

Rag. From Bill Frisell, This Land, 1992. Here’s another player who needs no recommendation from me. The most influential guitar … More

Loose Change. From Joe Henderson. The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard. 1985 Joe Henderson’s stellar late … More

Cochichando. From Paulo Moura, Pixinguinha, 1996 Sun-drenched days put me in mind of this, which comes with fond memories of … More

For Harry Carney, Charles Mingus, 1974 Ah, what a band. The only acceptable Mingus drummer, Dannie Richmond, had come back … More