Roger Farbey, Author at Jazz Journal

Reviewed: Jim Mullen Quartet | Nels Cline | Dreamweavers | Stian Larsen, Colin Webster, Ruth Goller, Andrew Lisle

Roger Farbey — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:08:55 +0000

Jim Mullen Quartet: For Heaven’s Sake (STUCD 24012) Jim Mullen, one of the UK’s pre-eminent jazz guitarists, has teamed up with two Danish musicians Jan Harbeck (tenor) and Kristian Leth (drums) and the American organist Ben Paterson for an hour-long album of standards, well-known favourites and two originals. Leth set up a quartet tour of […]

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Reviewed: Kenny Wheeler Legacy | Music Soup Organ Trio | Soft Machine | John Stein

Roger Farbey — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:26:55 +0000

Kenny Wheeler Legacy: Some Days Are Better – The Lost Scores (Greenleaf Music CDGRE 1113X) Fame came relatively late for virtuoso trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. He was 38 years old when, laid-up following dental work, John Dankworth suggested he spend the time composing a suite which was recorded by Dankworth’s orchestra but saw Wheeler’s name prominently […]

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Reviewed: Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke | Nick Costley-White | Marton Juhasz | Dave Stryker

Roger Farbey — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:13:07 +0000

Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke: United (Edition EDN1249) Guitarist Lionel Loueke hails from Benin, West Africa and his roots are instantly evident here. His playing sounds deceptively simplistic but it’s actually subtly complex and benefits from additional eclectic influences. Unsurprisingly, this in-demand musician has collaborated with the likes of Terence Blanchard, Charlie Haden and Herbie […]

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Reviewed: Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor | Bill Bruford | Oz Noy | Alden Hellmuth | Thumbscrew

Roger Farbey — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:38:54 +0000

Louis Stewart and Martin Taylor: Acoustic Guitar Duets (Livia LRCD2404) Recorded in Dublin in July 1985, this session was first released the following year. Livia’s remastered reissue contains a 16-page booklet with photographs and expanded sleeve notes. The obvious empathy between these two master guitarists reaches telepathic levels throughout this super session of standards. Because […]

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Reviewed: Perfect Stranger | Artie Zaitz | Jocelyn Gould | Geoff Kim

Roger Farbey — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:12:43 +0000

Perfect Stranger: Unfinished Business (Spark 011) The gestation of Chris Sansom’s magnum opus suffered a 50-year hiatus. Sansom composed his four-part suite for nonet – originally entitled Life And Times – whilst completing a BMus degree at King’s College, London. His band, assembled in 1974, was populated by members of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, […]

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Reviewed: George Duke | Scott LaFaro | Mike Stern

Roger Farbey — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:11:20 +0000

George Duke: From Me To You – The Definitive Collection 1977-2000 (Robinsongs Robin5BX74) A five-CD box seems an appropriate tribute to keyboard master George Duke. Containing a staggering 87 tracks, it comprises over six hours of music. Starting with seven tracks (including the title track) from the album From Me To You (Epic, 1977) the […]

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Reviewed: Art Themen Organ Trio | Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha | Louis Stewart & Jim Hall | Greg Amirault Trio

Roger Farbey — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:36:56 +0000

Art Themen Organ Trio: Live In Soho (Ubuntu UBU0167) In November 2024 the seemingly indefatigable saxophonist Art Themen celebrates his 85th birthday and this record marks that milestone. Themen has been a ubiquitous figure on the British jazz scene for over half a century. He’s recorded with the likes of Jack Bruce, Michael Garrick and […]

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Mike Westbrook: Band Of Bands

Roger Farbey — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:42:55 +0000

British modern-era lynchpin Westbrook continues to perform into his late 80s and is heard here in 2023 with a band including Chris Biscoe

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Soft Machine: Høvikodden 1971

Roger Farbey — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:01:00 +0000

Two concerts in Norway by the 1970-71 Soft Machine lineup - Dean, Ratledge, Hopper and Wyatt - are released complete for the first time

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Kurt Rosenwinkel: The Next Step Band Live At Smalls 1996

Roger Farbey — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:18:32 +0000

Live set that parallels the 'most important and influential jazz recording of the 21st century' features Mark Turner and Brad Mehldau

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