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Grand Union Orchestra: Music and Movement
by Duncan Heining
In March, 2012, The Grand Union Orchestra, one of the jazz world's finest and most ambitious ensembles, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. Maybe you haven't heard of the band yet but if you have the chances are you'll revel in its kaleidoscopic blending of jazz and music from across the planet. Though based in the East End ...
Barb Jungr / Kuljit Bhamra / Russell Churney: Durga Rising
by John Eyles
Durga Rising was recorded in 1996 but not properly released at the time. Featuring Barb Jungr on vocals, Kuljit Bhamra on percussion and Russell Churney on piano, it seems likely to attract more attention today than it did back in 1996. Since then, Jungr has enjoyed a burgeoning solo career accompanied by a string of awards ...
The Joe Harriott Story
By Joe Harriott
Label: Proper Box UK
Released: 2011
Track listing: CD1 (Out Of Nowhere): Cherokee; Out of Nowhere; Summertime; April in Paris; Last Resort; Best Behaviour; How Deep is the Ocean?; Get Happy; Akee Blues; Jump For Me; Can't We Be Friends?; Raymond-Overture Theme; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Chirracahua; Teddi; The Song Is You; It Don't Mean A Thing. CD2 (Just Goofin'): Blues in Threes; Introduction; Harlem; She's Funny That Way; Fascinating Rhythm; I'll Remember April; Easy To Love; You'll Never Know; Just Goofin'; Everything Happens to Me; Just Friends; Joe's Blues; Bang; A Night in Tunisia; The Big Fist; Blues Original; My Heart Belongs to Daddy. CD3 (Abstract): Still Goofin'; Count Twelve; Senor Blues; Southern Horizons; Jumpin' With Joe; Liggin'; Caravan; You Go To My Head; Tuesday Morning Swing; Formation; Coda; Abstract; Impression. CD4 (Straight Lines): Parallel; Straight Lines; Calypso Sketches; Tempo; Tuesday Morning Swing; A Time For Love; The Rake; Blues in C; Shepherd's Serenade; Polkadots and Moonbeams; Strollin' South; Just Goofin.'
Joe Harriott: The Joe Harriott Story
by Bruce Lindsay
Almost 40 years after his death in 1973 at just 44 years of age, Joe Harriott's talent, imagination and impact on the development of jazz in Britain are gaining greater recognition than ever. Indeed, The Joe Harriott Story, an exceptional 4-disc box set of music from the alto saxophonist, is both a reflection of this belated ...
Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2011
by Bruce Lindsay
What sort of a year did jazz have in 2011? On the evidence of my Top Ten, a very varied and fascinating one. The human voice did well--Liane Carroll and Kaz Simmons produced beautiful, engaging and honest recordings that stir the emotions in very different ways. Finland did alright too, thanks to superb albums from Iiro ...
Phil Seamen: Seamen's Mission
by Bruce Lindsay
British jazz has produced many great players whose fame never came close to matching their talent. One such was the mercurial drummer Phil Seamen. Seamen's Mission a splendid 4-CD box set in the Proper Box series, is a great reminder of Seamen's skills across a range of ensembles from big bands to trios, from swing to ...
2011 British Parliamentary Jazz Awards Are Announced
On May 18 the Terrace Bar of the House of Commons played host to the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards—the seventh such awards, sponsored by PPL. Hosted by broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, many MPs, peers and renowned jazz musicians were present on the night including Jamie Cullum, Dame Cleo Laine and Lord David Steel of Aikwood. The awards ...
Jazz At Snape Proms
by Bruce Lindsay
Snape PromsSnape Maltings Concert HallSnape, UKAugust 10, 17 and 24, 2010 The Snape Proms, held each August in the beautiful Snape Maltings in the east of England, once again featured a strong and varied selection of jazz concerts in its program. The Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, the Neil Cowley Trio and ...
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