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John Taylor
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{{m: John Taylor = 4833}} was born in Manchester (25th September 1942) and first came to the attention of the jazz audience in 1969 when he partnered saxophonists, Alan Skidmore and John Surman. He was later reunited with Surman in the short-lived group Morning Glory and in the 1980s with Miroslav Vitous’s quartet. In the early 1970s, he was accompanist to the singer Cleo Laine and started to compose for his own sextet. John also worked with many visiting artists at Ronnie Scott’s club and later became a member of Ronnie’s quintet. In 1977 John formed the trio Azimuth, with Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler
I Thought About You
Label: Livia Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: I Thought About You; Litha; Smiling Billy; Unit 7; November Girl; Straight No Chaser; All Blues; November Girl - alt.
Close to Mars
By John Taylor
Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2025
Track listing: Obstinate; Summer; Ritual; Oats; Ballada; Spring; In February; Close To Mars; Ever After.
Tramonto
By John Taylor
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pure and Simple; Between Moons; Up Too Late; Tramonto; Ambleside.
Joe Hertenstein, Mikko Pettinen, Igor Lumpert & Abbey Rader
by Maurice Hogue
If you like quartets, there's some great music from these foursomes: German & NYC drummer Joe Hertenstein with trombonist Ray Anderson, saxophonist Michael Moore & bassist Michael Formanek documented a European tour last year and set a high bar on The 7th Dinner Live. Also recorded live, French drummer Raphael Pannier fulfilled a dream of playing ...
New Music From Cardello, Taylor, Vollbrecht And More
by Bob Osborne
A show packed with new releases includes a couple of debut albums as well as two new releases from ECM Records and some newly found early '80s recordings from a British band led by Geoff Castle. A mix of intimate trio recordings, big band explorations and latin music is followed by a hypnotic piece of free ...
John Taylor: Tramonto
by Neil Duggan
British pianist John Taylor (1942-2015) possessed a remarkable talent for eluding the global recognition his skills warranted. A former house pianist at London's Ronnie Scott's club, Taylor probably achieved his widest acclaim through Azimuth, the group he formed with vocalist Norma Winstone (his wife) and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. His trio recordings with drummer Peter Erskine and ...
Louis Stewart: I Thought About You
by Ian Patterson
For jazz guitar fans, and for aficionados of Irish guitarist Louis Stewart in particular, the 2022 relaunch of '70s label Livia Records has been manna from heaven. This is the born-again label's fifth reissue of the great Dublin six-stringer's out-of-print recordings since the series launched with Stewart's other 1977 album Out on His Own (Livia Records, ...
Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More
by Marek J. Śmietański
Our 110th episode features new releases from various artists--it's annex to Spring 2025. So, Albums not mentioned until now, that reached me with a delay or that I previously overlooked. This selection is very international and very diverse, and by the way--very spring-like (meaning greenish). After all, diversity is a source of strength. Podcast in Polish ...
Song For Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler
by Ian Patterson
Song For Someone The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler Brian Shaw and Nick Smart 509 Pages ISBN: # ISBN-13-978-178179 Equinox Publishing 2025 If only for his trumpet and flugelhorn playing Kenny Wheeler stands as one of the modern greats, marrying linear lyricism and free-jazz expression like no-one else. ...
