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Jo Harrop, Jamie McCredie, Pat Metheny, And More

by Colin Muirhead
July 17, 2026

Vocalist Jo Harrop and guitarist Jamie McCredie talk about their current tour, plans for new music, and their individual projects. Featuring tracks by Jo and Jamie, plus music by corto.alto, Pat Metheny, and more. Playlist Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “My Foolish Heart" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 0:00 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “ Interview, part 1" from () 5:32 Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie “Guilty" from Weathering the Storm (Lateralize Records) 9:31 Jo Harrop & ...

Album Review

Jo Harrop: The Path of a Tear

Read "The Path of a Tear" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
July 11, 2024

The Path of a Tear from UK vocalist Jo Harrop contains eleven fine selections that tell tales of love and its vagaries and vulnerabilities. Opener “Beautiful Fools" is moderately-paced, a laid-back groove with a great deal of presence. Harrop dances across the poignant lyrics. Anthony Wilson delivers an appropriately tasty guitar solo. “Whiskey or the Truth," slow and soulful, has all the earmarks, phrasing and chord progression of a soulful country-gospel tune. There is imagery presented in both the title ...

Album Review

Jo Harrop: The Path of a Tear

Read "The Path of a Tear" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
June 25, 2024

The Path of a Tear is Durham-born singer and songwriter Jo Harrop's fifth album release on the Lateralize label, which was established in 2018. Harrop's first album was Songs For The Late Hours (Lateralize, 2019), a download-only release on which she and her guitar, piano and bass trio arranged and played a selection of Tin Pan Alley songs, including the Gershwins' “How Long Has This Been Going On," which showcased Harrop's voice well. Her second album, the first ...

Album Review

Malcolm Strachan: Point Of No Return

Read "Point Of No Return" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
March 8, 2023

Something exciting seems to be happening with Scottish jazz musicians--artists such as Fergus McCreadie, Matt Carmichael and Georgia Cecile are gaining awards and international acclaim. They are now joined by Scottish trumpeter Malcolm Strachan, with his second album of original material, Point Of No Return . A former member of the Haggis Horns, he has been in high demand as a session musician and played with such artists as Amy Winehouse, Jamiroquai and Lou Donaldson. Strachan's first album, ...

Album Review

Jo Harrop: The Heart Wants

Read "The Heart Wants" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
April 6, 2022

Is it the behind-the-beat feel Ms Harrop gets, even when she is not? Or perhaps it is in the phrasing? Somehow, she puts a listener in mind of Keely Smith, which is a good thing. There are some very talented jazz singers in the United Kingdom; Jo Harrop is certainly one of them. Here is a recording of loss and longing, and very well done it is. Much of the material Harrop presents in this recording, bluesy, mournful ...