Hints and tips:
...Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere” was the evening’s ballad, opening with a beautiful duet between guitar and double bass....
...Pérez, Panama-raised but long based in New York, is the trio’s lead composer; bassist John Patitucci is his foil. And it was their second-guessing empathy that held centre stage....
...These Days also includes three related “Interlude” tracks which feature the Guyanese-born poet John Agard reading his Caribbean-accented lyrics over Casimir’s hyperactive plucked bass: “Me not no Oxford...
...However, John Wright’s interview piece with Lydon (“‘I terrified a nation....
...“Cloud Message” comes next, introduced by the resonant tones of John Patitucci’s bass, followed by the lilting theme of “Indigo Ildikó”, delivered by Potter on grumbly bass clarinet....
...The set ends with the title track, a Grateful Dead song which Scofield plays regularly with the band’s bass guitarist Phil Lesh, and is relaxed and superbly controlled. ★★★★☆ ‘Uncle John’s Band’ is released...
...Joel Ross’s fourth album for Blue Note, Nublues, captures the young American vibraphonist exploring the legacies of the blues and John Coltrane through the lens of a tight-knit, contemporary working band...
...His bass-baritone suits Wotan’s range; he looked commanding and sang strongly without (so far) special insight....
...Bass quotes approvingly the great American historian of postwar Japan, John Dower, who wrote that the Japanese “embraced defeat”....
...The recording opens with Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood” and John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”; flute and double bass dominate the former, the second is a standalone feature for double bass....
...“Arch” comes next, named for Bishop Desmond Tutu, up-tempo, rhythmic and a feature for the vibrant tones of Oh’s double bass....
...of Cape Town, Ngozi had already enjoyed prominence eight years before the release of their joint album with Yakhal’ Inkomo (“the bellow of the bull”): a sternly African jazz record that paid homage to John...
...The more continuous Kronos history began five years later, when the quartet relocated to San Francisco and its signature membership of Harrington, second violinist John Sherba, violist Hank Dutt and cellist...
..., particularly as Francies multitasked on keyboards and synth bass....
...The chef here is Elliot Hashtroudi, who has the magic entry “ex-St John” on his CV. People always cite St John as archetypal British cuisine, but it’s not....
...John Coltrane’s transition from Miles Davis sideman to expressionist iconoclast is well documented....
...Tom Herbert on bass guitar and double bass provided an undertow of warmth and the underused vocalist Eska was a highlight....
...The song is based on a demo recording made by John Lennon in 1979. It was one of several given to Lennon’s former bandmates by his widow Yoko Ono in the mid-1990s....
...If you want a more cerebral take, we’d recommend John Authers....
...The repertoire is broad — Bruce Springsteen to John Coltrane — and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa matches Redman’s controlled passion and exemplary technique....
...Bass guru Thundercat provided a panacea for the genial, slightly dozy nostalgia that can settle over Glastonbury on Sundays....
...Elton John pounds out the piano honky-tonk on “Get Close” and “Live by the Sword”....
...Each song alludes to a place in the US, and the repertoire ranges from warhorse songbook covers to Bruce Springsteen and John Coltrane....
...The violin, the timpani, the clarinet — especially the bass clarinet, a favourite of his — are “absolutely perfect. They have evolved through time and I think they have reached their peak....
...The title track, composed by the leader’s late father, violinist John Blake, switches from edgy counterpoint to urgent walking bass swing....
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