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Tag Archives: jazz
Album review: RODNEY MATTHEWS & JEFF SCHEETZ – Trinity

Rodney Matthews Studios [Release date 13.12.19] Renowned fantasy artist Rodney Matthews, illustrator of over140 album covers, is also a jazz/rock/prog drummer of note, and has previously recorded solo and with guitarist Jeff Scheetz. Here he teams up again with Scheetz … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars
Tagged album, album covers, artwork, Asia, classic rock, Eloy, instrumental, jazz, Jeff Scheetz, Magnum, melodic, Nazareth, Oliver Wakeman, prog, review, Rick Wakeman, rock, Rodney Matthews, Tony Clarkin, Trinity
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Album review: INCOGNITO – Tomorrow’s New Dream

Absolute [Release date 08.11.19] While the name may not immediately trigger recognition, acid jazz group Incognito are a group that have a long association with the London club scene. Formed in 1979 by Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick and Paul “Tubbs” Williams, … Continue reading
Album review: THE SOUL REBELS – Poetry In Motion

Rebelution Music Group [Release date 25.10.19] From the opening of notes of ‘Blow the Horns’ The Soul Rebels exude swagger and confidence, promising to “shake the world up like an earthquake”. ‘Poetry in Motion’ marks the first release in seven … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Branford Marsalis, funk, hip hop, jazz, Maroon 5, Poetry In Motion, pop, review, Robert Glasper, soul, the Soul Rebels
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Album review: DANDELION CHARM – Maybe Dreamers

Independent [Release date 01.11.19] Dandelion Charm – John Fowler and Clare Fowler – return with their second studio album and ‘Maybe Dreamers’ marks a big leap forward for the band, as they widen their musical horizons further. Sadly this album … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Dandelion Charm, folk, jazz, Maybe Dreamers, melodic, prog, progressive, review
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Quick plays: BRUCE COCKBURN, LOUIEN

BRUCE COCKBURN Crowing Ignites True North Records [Release date 20.09.19] ‘Crowing Ignites’ is Bruce Cockburn’s 34th and his second all instrumental album, which differs from his previous instrumental album in that the compositions on here are brand new. The music … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Bruce Cockburn, Crowing Ignites, folk, instrumental, jazz, Joni Mitchell, Louien, None of My Words, pop, review
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Album review: RALPH McTELL – Hill Of Beans

Leola Music [Release date 20.09.19] ‘Hill Of Beans’ is Ralph McTell’s first album of originals since 2010’s ‘Down The Road’. This album also sees McTell reunited with producer Tony Visconti, who worked on his earlier albums. Another link to the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, folk, guitarist, Hill Of Beans, jazz, ragtime, Ralph McTell, review, singer songwriter, Tony Visconti
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Interview: BEN FEATHERSTONE

Ben Featherstone has just released his debut album ‘Prisoner to the Wind’, an album some ten years in the making. Ben tells us more about the recording and songs on the album, along with what inspired him to start playing music … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions
Tagged album, Ben Featherstone, classical, folk, interview, jazz, melodic, Prisoner To The Wind, singer songwriter
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EP review: EMMA KING – The Sun and The Blues

Great British Songwriting Co. [Release date 26.07.19] The notion of “authenticity” is a difficult tightrope to walk. Go too far one way and you come off as pretentious and rigid, a slave to the past, too far the other way … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Krauss, Americana, bluegrass, Emma King, EP, jazz, melodic, Nikka Costa, review, singer songwriter, The Sun and The Blues
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Album review: JIMMY’S COUSIN – Wax Wings

Desertion Records [Release date 08.03.19] There is something endearingly conversational about the music of Jimmy’s Cousin. The new album from the Irish originating jazz man, ‘Waxwings’, is an exercise in raconteur style. Singer-songwriter Ian Dosdson aka Jimmy’s Cousin opens the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dave Keary, Ian Dosdson, jazz, Jimmy's Cousin, melodic, review, singer songwriter, Waxwings
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Album review: DANNY VAUGHN – Myths, Legends & Lies

Self-release [Release date 14.06.19] It has been eleven years since Danny Vaughn’s last solo outing, although this one was delayed by issues caused by Pledge Music going into administration. Luckily Danny Vaughn has a loyal fan following meaning this album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, Danny Vaughn, folk, jazz, review, rock, singer songwriter, Solo, Tyketto, Waysted
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Gig review: ERIC GALES – Nell’s Jazz & Blues, London, 5 June 2019

An evening with Eric Gales is like a rock-blues therapy session. Every song is analysed, the crowd’s response is measured, the autobiographical stories are analytical in nature and the short burst of incendiary guitar are the proof of his God … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Oyster Cult, blues, Byron Carter, electronica, Eric Gales, funk, guitar, hip hop, jazz, Jimi Hendrix, LaDonna Gales, psychedelia, rock
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Album review: TIM STAFFELL – aMIGO

Moscodisc [Release date 12.07.19] Tim Staffell’s 2006 solo album ‘aMIGO’ gets a timely re-issue, given the ongoing success of the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ film, plus Tim Staffell released his latest solo album ‘Two Late’ last year (the title a nod to … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues
Tagged album, aMIGO, Brian May, jazz, Jazz rock, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, Queen, review, Santana, Smile, Snowy White, Solo, Thin Lizzy, Tim Staffell
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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – Behold Electric Guitar

Music Theories Recordings [Release date 17.05.19] ‘Behold The Electric Guitar’ is a delightful, passionate, adventurous and imaginative album. It’s full of technical mastery that is counterbalanced by a sense of humour as evidenced by the song titles. It’s a restless … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Asher Fulero, Behold Electric Guitar, blues, fusion, guitar, instrumental, jazz, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Gilbert, prog rock, review, rock, Roland Guerin, Santo & Johnny
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Coming Closer To The Day

Provogue [Release date 22.03.19] Robin Trower’s conceptually titled ‘Coming Closer To The Day’ offers a big clue as to the introspective nature of an album on which his guitar playing makes the biggest impact. His vocal are a problem. He … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bridge of Sigh, Coming Closer To The Day, guitar, jazz, Jimi Hendrix, Procol Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock, songcraft
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Album review: REESE WYNANS AND FRIENDS – Sweet Release

Provogue [Release date 01.03.19] It’s hard to dislike a guest filled covers album that beats with a southern heart, be it Texas rocking blues, white boy soul meets Muscle Shoals, or out and out Southern Rock. But it takes the … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Boz Scaggs, Chris Layton, Double Trouble, Doyle Bramhall 11, funk, jazz, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Led Dudek, Mike Bloomfield, Mike Henderson, Muscle Shoals, Noah Hunt, Otis Rush, Paul McCartney, Reese Wynans, Reese Wynans And Friends, Robbie Robertson, rock, Sam Moore, soul, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sweet Release, The Allman Brothers, Tommy Shannon, Van Morrison, Warren Haynes, Willie Mitchell
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Album review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Hands Of Time

Self release [Release date 05.01.19] The Climax Blues Band moniker has existed since 1972 when after 5 years as a blues-rock band they quietly dropped the Chicago part of their name to reflect a broadening of their musical palette. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Chris Aldridge, Climax Blues Band, Colin Cooper, funk, George Glover, Graham Dee, Hands Of Time, jazz, Lester Hunt, Michael McDonald, Neil Simpson, review, rock, Roy Adams, soul, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder
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EP review: INDIA ELECTRIC CO. – Tablelands

Shoelay [Release date 19.10.18] The India Electric Co. return with the final part of the EP trilogy which contrasts the city and country. The wonderfully talented duo Cole Stacey (vocals, percussion, gravel) and Joseph O’Keefe (violin, piano, guitar, accordion, harp, … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, blues, EP, folk, India Electric Co., jazz, Midge Ure, pop, review, Tablelands
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Album review: TAYLOR’S UNIVERSE – Almost Perfected

Marvel Of Beauty Records [Release date 17.11.17] If it’s hard to retain a serious notion of progressive rock in a genre that arguably ran its short lived course in the early 70’s, then Robin C. Taylor takes the instrumental jazz-rock … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Almost Perfected, blues, Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Danish Rock, fusion, Gentle Giant, Gong, guitar, instrumental, Jakob Mygind, jazz, Jethro Tull, John Sund's, keyboards, King Crimson, Neil Ardley, Pierre Moerles, Pink Floyd, psychedelic, review, Robert Fripp, Robin C. Taylor, rock, Steve Hillage, synth, Taylor's Universe, Thomas TV Ulstrupand
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