Exploring Kenny Wheeler's legacy

Alyn Shipton
Thursday, February 20, 2025

A new album, Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores, breathes new life into previously unrecorded music by Kenny Wheeler, with an A-list cast including Chris Potter, Evan Parker and Norma Winstone. Alyn Shipton spoke to arranger/trumpeter Nick Smart to discover how this ambitious project came together

Kenny Wheeler, Montreux 1975 (photo: Harry Monty)
Kenny Wheeler, Montreux 1975 (photo: Harry Monty)

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