Annie Lightly Lightly Does It/Now and Again With an array of local talent, this double CD comprises two albums of nine tracks each. Musicians include Geoff Simkins, Mark Bassey, Jack Kendon, James McMillan and Greg Heath with a fabulous rhythm section of pianist Tom Phelan with bassist Terry Pack and drummer Milo Fell. […]
Nigel Price Organ Trio Heads & Tales Volume 2 Whirlwind WR4695 The term ‘journeyman’ is often employed by jazz critics as a means of damning with faint praise, implying a musician who has achieved basic competence but is unable to inspire any higher feelings in his audience. In its original sense, it referred […]
The Bopped and The Bopless Benet McLean McLean is a true polymath; pianist, guitarist, vocalist, violinist, writer, arranger and producer, he’s on a musical journey that’s included such diverse adventures as receiving mentoring from Yehudi Menuhin at the Royal College of Music and touring with Brit-soul legend Omar. This album presents him unleashing […]
Dream Maps Philip Clemo Scottish born and Sussex resident Clemo has a truly international CV, having lived and worked across Europe and as far afield as Sydney, and his musical horizons are equally broad. This album presents a series of highly evocative soundscapes, built up from layers of processed or natural sounds from […]
Peter Fraize Facts & Figures Peter Fraize, tenor saxophone; Paul Pieper, guitar; Jon Ozment, piano; Nathan Kawaller, bass; Leland Nakamura, drums Union Records URCD -11 Washington DC-based tenorman Fraize turned some heads on his recent visit to the UK’s South Coast, especially with his appearance at Love Supreme Festival, but his name […]
Tori Freestone Trio El Barranco Tori Freestone, tenor sax, violin and vocals; Dave Manington, bass; Tim Giles, drums. Whirlwind Recordings WR4689 Freestone is rapidly carving out a career as an original voice on tenor, taking a highly personal pathway that skirts around such mutually exclusive territories as folk, free improv and the […]
Nigel Thomas Quartet: Hidden Nigel Thomas, bass Paul Booth, saxophones, bass clarinet, flute Mark Edwards, piano and keyboards Winston Clifford, drums. Pathway Records Contact Nigelglegge@gmail.com South Coast bassist and composer Nigel Thomas makes a welcome return with this excellent album following up his 2011 release, Yoichi. The re-appearance of two […]
Peter Edwards Trio A Matter Of Instinct Peter Edwards – piano, Fender Rhodes Max Luthert – bass Moses Boyd -drums www.peteredwardsmusic.co.uk Peter Edwards has put an satisfying amount of solid achievement under his belt since leaving Trinity Laban with a Masters degree. Starting with a MOBO nomination in 2014, he notched […]
The Paul Richards Trio Episodes Paul Richards – guitar Steve Thompson – bass Tony Shepherd – drums cdbaby.com/cd/thepaulrichardstrio2 www.paulrichardsguitar.com Just as Philadelphia produced great saxophonists and New Orleans incubated any number of wonderful trumpeters, so Wrexham seems to have something going on for guitarists; gypsy jazz supremo Gary Potter is a […]
Jeff Williams Outlier Jeff Williams – drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone Phil Robson – guitar Kit Downes – piano, Fender Rhodes Sam Lasserson – bass Whirlwind WR4684 The veteran US percussionist’s new release tops up an already extensive discography that stretches from Dave Liebman’s seminal 1973 […]