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Various Artists: Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation

Read "Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation" reviewed by Neil Duggan


In the late 1960s, record labels introduced inexpensive compilation albums that typically focused on specific genres. These collections strategically paired established artists with emerging talents. By doing so, they offered listeners an accessible entry point to discover multiple artists within a particular scene--essentially functioning as an early form of playlist. While such musical curation now primarily ...

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Alison Rayner Quintet: SEMA4

Read "SEMA4" reviewed by Neil Duggan


Live albums offer a snapshot of a band at a particular time, sometimes capturing them at their peak, when the adrenaline is flowing and the group's energy and cohesion are at their best. SEMA4 by the Alison Rayner Quintet (also known as ARQ) is such an album. It was recorded live at the Vortex Jazz Club ...

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Alison Rayner Quintet: Short Stories

Read "Short Stories" reviewed by Chris May


The Alison Rayner Quintet's third album is good medicine. Despite the sad events which inspired it, about which more in a moment, Short Stories tells its tales through strong melodies, sinewy rhythms and luminous solos, is by turns tender and exuberant, has an uplifting narrative arc, and simply makes you feel better for listening to it. ...


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