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How Miles Davis put together ‘the greatest rock ’n’ roll band you ever heard’
In December 1969, Miles Davis boasted: ‘I could put together the greatest rock ’n’ roll band you ever heard’. He attempted to prove his point during a series of turbulent sessions in the first half of 1970. This is the story of the album A Tribute to...
Classic interviews... Ginger Baker: “Look, people keep putting my music into little boxes. It doesn’t go into a box, OK? It’s just music. M-U-S-I-C.”
In July 2014, Daniel Spicer braved the deadpan brickbats from this most tetchy of interviewees to discover that Ginger Baker’s love of music was as hard and heartfelt as ever
Introducing... Fabian Almazan: “I’d die a happy man if I could score a nature documentary!”
Outstanding pianist-composer and committed eco-warrior, Cuban-born Fabian Almazan, spoke to Selwyn Harris about how his passion for environmental issues and a recent homeland reconnection have impacted upon his latest trio album, This Land Abounds...
Life-changing jazz albums: Dizzy Gillespie’s Gillespiana
Trumpet-player Theo Croker talks about the album that changed his life, Dizzy Gillespie’s Gillespiana
George Benson: the album that changed my life
Guitarist and vocalist George Benson talks about the album that changed his life, Charlie Christian’s With the Benny Goodman Sextet And Orchestra
Taking off: Imogen Ryall
Brighton-based vocalist and lyricist Imogen Ryall looks set to gain wider acclaim with a new trio album featuring long-time musical associates, sax player Julian Nicholas and pianist Mark Edwards. She talks to Peter Quinn about lyrical inspirations...
Tim Doyle (aka Chiminyo): “not many people get to go on stage by themselves and say, this is me”
Drummer Tim Doyle can often be caught scattering rhythms for such London operatives as Maisha and Cykada but, as our own Nick Hasted discovered, it’s with his Chiminyo solo project, with its software patches and sequencer patterns, that Doyle really...
Life-changing jazz albums: Illinois Jacquet’s ‘Bottoms Up’
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton talks about the album that changed his life, Illinois Jacquet’s Bottoms Up