“Angoisse” is from the soundtrack to the film “L’eau A La Bouche”, translated as “Mouth Watering”. The song and film were released in 1960, the…
Jazz
31/05/2019: “Capricorn” by George Duke
George Duke was one of the more visionary Jazz artists, with a prolific and varied creative output. He tended towards the Jazz-fusion style, but incorporated…
29/05/2019: “Nutville” by Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich is often viewed as being the best Jazz drummer of all time. Even if he wasn’t the best, he is almost certainly the…
26/05/2019: “Kadia Blues” by Orchestre De La Paillote
This song shows the diversity of African music. Much of the music that is popular among Western audiences tends towards the funky, afrobeat persuasion. “Kadia…
23/05/2019: “Algodao” by Quarteto Novo
Quarteto Novo only recorded one album together, the 1967 Quarteto Novo. However, that one album had a disproportionate influence. The group utilises a regional Brazilian music…
01/05/2019: “Ay, Mama Ines (Remix)” by Alfredo Rodriguez
The original version of this song is a bouncy, energetic tune, like a Spanish rabbit hopping at full pace though a field of lush flowers….
22/04/2019: “All The Things You Are” by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
This one is another Jazz standard, with a bewildering array of covers and takes. So bewildering, in fact, that there are multiple versions with Charlie…
05/04/2019: “Time After Time” by John Coltrane
John Coltrane brings a magic touch to everything he comes into contact with. Here, his magic touch is applied to the 1946 jazz standard, “Time…
25/03/2019: “Sunshine” by Submotion Orchestra
Submotion Orchestra make some seriously classy music. Most of it can be characterised as jazz tinged with dubstep. “Sunshine” is a spacious and sultry track,…
12/03/2019: “Romance” by Hiroshi Suzuki
This song is so lovely it almost defies description. The best metaphor I could use is the classic “distilled sunshine” imagery. It’s like a slow…