Jazz Articles about Brian Dunning

About Brian Dunning

Album Review

Few books have provoked such acclaim and disdain as Ulysses (1922), James Joyce's dense and dazzling opus. Banned in the UK, subject to an obscenity trial in the USA, scrutinized, vilified and glorified, it has inspired and baffled in equal measure. Its experimental stream-of-consciousness style--liberally laced with puns and mordant humor--has proven a literary Everest for many, an indigestible slog for others. Even Joyce's wife allegedly observed: “Why don't you write books people can read?" With ...

Album Review

Louis Stewart & Brian Dunning: Alone Together

Read "Alone Together" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 21, 2025

Re-releases and archival recordings are so abundant these days that it is easy to take for granted the work involved in dusting down and polishing up old recordings. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dermot Rogers--the man at the helm of the revived Livia Records--Irish guitarist Louis Stewart's discography is being lovingly restored and reissued. Hats off also to Seán Mac Erlaine, whose mixing and mastering for Livia has bestowed pristine sound on half a dozen Stewart releases since 2022. ...