16+ hour, 2+ min ago  (177+ words) Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet | Bill Connors: Of Mist And Melting Long one of my favourite saxophonists, over the years Lovano has led or appeared on many a terrific session for, e.g., Blue Note, Soul Note and, latterly, ECM. Regrettably – to my…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (295+ words) Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool | Dave Brubeck: Dave Digs Disney | Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba The first nonet retrospective was released by Capitol Records in 1957 and producer Pete Rugolo came up with an album title that defined an…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (382+ words) Jazz Journal JJ 05/96: Shooting From The Hip Thirty years ago, while not always agreeing with his taste, Richard Palmer recommended a collection of what John Fordham wrote about jazz for the Guardian and others between 1970 and 1996. First published in Jazz…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (335+ words) Jazz Journal JJ 03/66: The New Wave In Jazz Sixty years ago, Graham Boatfield tolerated Coltrane, Grachan Moncur and Bobby Hutcherson as they'd proved themselves on changes but baulked at Ayler and Shepp. First published in Jazz Journal March 1966 The polite…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1046+ words) Jazz Journal JJ 01/96: Steve Grossman, interviewed by Mark Gilbert Thirty years ago the NY tenor man, peer to Berg, Brecker, Mintzer et al, talked about his journey through Miles Davis, Elvin Jones and Stone Alliance and back to bebop. First…...