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Barb Jungr and her Trio featuring Simon Wallace: Hallelujah On Desolation Row: The Songs of Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen
by John Eyles
In 1984, Barb Jungr's first album Bouquet of Barbs (Magnet) was released soon after she had turned thirty; she was credited with writing eight of that album's twelve tracks. In 2025, Jungr's album Hallelujah On Desolation Row: The Songs of Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen was released. Needless to say, Jungr did not write any of the tracks on this album, though some people may be taken aback by the album's subtitle and argue that it only contains some of ...
Continue ReadingDavide Mantovani: Choices
by Bruce Lindsay
Strip out every other musician from the tunes on Choices and Davide Mantovani's bass lines are impressively attention-grabbing on their own. Put the other musicians back in and Choices becomes a richly-hued collection that takes inspiration from almost every corner of the globe.Mantovani moved to London from his native Italy in 1991 and has an impressive resumé including work with saxophonist Andy Sheppard, Natacha Atlas and guitarist Antonio Forcione. He's also a talented composer, writing or co-writing all ...
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