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...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....
...Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere” was the evening’s ballad, opening with a beautiful duet between guitar and double bass....
...The quirk of John Adams’s El Niño (2000) is that it straddles the two....
...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....
...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...
...Anna Dennis and John Findon were the two soloists meeting vocal challenges with grace and accuracy in the teeth of explosive denunciations from the orchestra....
...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...
...Lady and the Tramp offers one of the most unlikely scenes of wooing between two animated dogs, the elegant, doe-eyed Lady and street‑smart ruffian Tramp....
...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....
...Former Chelsea footballer John Terry recently went on the type of podcast that is intended to make old pros look like legends....
...“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...
...After clashes between protesters at UCLA, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass called for a full investigation into the “abhorrent and inexcusable” violence....
..., particularly as Francies multitasked on keyboards and synth bass....
...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...
...On Thursday, Sunnova priced $244mn of solar notes, its first with the DoE’s partial guarantees....
...John Coltrane’s transition from Miles Davis sideman to expressionist iconoclast is well documented....
...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....
...Tom Herbert on bass guitar and double bass provided an undertow of warmth and the underused vocalist Eska was a highlight....
...The repertoire is broad — Bruce Springsteen to John Coltrane — and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa matches Redman’s controlled passion and exemplary technique....
...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....
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