Along with Alice & John Coltrane, and possibly Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders is behind the evolution of the cosmic jazz style, deeply spiritual in an…
Tag: Jazz
26/07/2019: “Frantic Moment” by Eddie Hazel
Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs was released in 1977, the only one of Eddie Hazel’s solo albums to be released while he was alive. Until its re-release in the…
21/06/2019: “Mystery To Me” by Walt Barr
I stumbled across this song because the YouTube algorithm suggested it. I have to say, these algorithms are getting good! Other than than, people might…
18/06/2019: “Angoisse” by Serge Gainsbourg
“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…
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…
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…