Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Kenny Davern, Art Hodes, Don DeMichael/ The Hot Three One for the traditionalists this month. During the second half of the 20th century Kenny and Art kept alive the true spirit of early jazz. Not for them […]
Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Kenny Barron & Charlie Haden: Night and the City This is a wonderful live session which many fans seem to have missed. It was recorded in September 1996 at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. Since […]
Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. This month it is time to recommend some British jazz. My choice is Stan Tracey. In the 1980s I enjoyed his duo performances with bassist Roy Babbington. Then in his last 20 years he made club […]
Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Jazz fans have always had mixed feelings about the impresario Norman Granz. His “Jazz at the Philharmonic” concerts, which began in the 1940s, certainly provided work and public recognition for some outstanding musicians. Unfortunately, although […]
This is the first of a series of short articles in which jazz collector Peter Batten recommends recordings which jazz fans might wish to add to their library. It is the night of February 21st 1954. Blue Note Records have brought their recording gear to the famous New York venue. They hope […]