Jazz Articles about Imogen Ryall

About Imogen Ryall

Album Review

Emil Viklicky / Imogen Ryall: Songs

by Neil Duggan
November 11, 2024

In addition to being highly regarded as a classical composer, Czech pianist and composer Emil Viklický has been a significant presence on the international jazz scene for over 50 years. His jazz compositions, often influenced by Moravian folk songs, have seen him perform and record in the company of such significant artists as Bobby Wellins, Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis, Billy Hart, Herbie Hancock and fellow countryman Miroslav Vitouš. He composed all the music on Songs, with the exception of one ...

Album Review

Imogen Ryall: Imogen Ryall Sings the Charles Mingus / Joni Mitchell Songbook

Read "Imogen Ryall Sings the Charles Mingus / Joni Mitchell Songbook" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
December 8, 2023

In 1976, bassist Charles Mingus was suffering from a degenerative condition which had left him part-paralysed and unable to play or compose in a conventional manner. He still had a mind full of musical ideas so needed a collaborator. He had become aware of Joni Mitchell and thought she might be the right choice. For her part, Mitchell had gradually been escaping the confines of her folky image, flirting with jazz structures in her albums and saw an opportunity to ...