Peter Gamble, Author at Jazz Journal The genuine article since 1948 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:47:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Swann-CS-logo-for-site-icon-Customing-Site-Identity.jpg Peter Gamble, Author at Jazz Journal 32 32 Reviewed: Ron Magril | Alessandro Di Liberto | Pasquale Grasso | Ella Fitzgerald | Blue Jitters https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/04/08/ron-magril-alessandro-di-liberto-pasquale-grasso-ella-fitzgerald-blue-jitters/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:14:57 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=131674 Ron Magril: Inspired (GleAM Records AM7030) The organ trio, like big bands, probably never completely went away. It’s an observation worth making perhaps, given what appears to be a plethora of such line-ups on the worldwide scene at present. The heyday of this electrified option ran from the 50s into the 60s, mainly driven by […]

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]]> Reviewed: Oh People | Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Gregg Belisle-Chi | Bill O’Connell https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/03/19/oh-people-tim-berne-tom-rainey-gregg-belisle-chi-bill-oconnell/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:26:50 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=130792 Oh People: Part-Time Elegance (April Records APR140CD) Oh People is a quintet consisting of five young, highly respected Danish musicians who came together for this debut album recorded in 2023 at the prestigious Royal Danish Academy Of Music. Four out of the five members contribute tunes to the programme described as having been inspired by […]

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]]> Reviewed: BSDE 4TET | Donald Harrison | Paquito D’Rivera | Otis Spann https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/02/18/reviewed-bsde-4tet-donald-harrison-paquito-drivera-otis-spann/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:13:39 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=130417 BSDE 4TET: Live At Parma Jazz Frontiere (GleAM Records AM 7034) This group recorded its first album back in 2021 which received a positive response from the Italian critics, leading to personal accolades for leader Daniele Nasi, a saxophonist whose creative talents are displayed here, as he impresses on both tenor and soprano. The group […]

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]]> Reviewed: Zach Adleman | Brian Lynch | Peter Evans | Out Of/Into https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/01/09/reviewed-zach-adleman-brian-lynch-peter-evans-out-of-into/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:06:18 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=128496 Zach Adleman: We Make: Stories For A New Day (Cellar Music CMR102424) Drummer Zach Adleman is a musician whose track record includes performances in the company of many music heavyweights and he is also a proud recipient of a Grammy for his percussion work. He assembled a nicely balanced sextet for this latest project including […]

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]]> Reviewed: Joel Frahm | Elin Forkelid | Pony Boy All-Star Big Band | Sun Ra https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/12/10/reviewed-joel-frahm-elin-forkelid-pony-boy-all-star-big-band-sun-ra/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:51:55 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=127152 Joel Frahm: Lumination (Anzic Records ANZ-0091) The Joel Frahm Trio, consisting of tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Ernesto Cervini has existed as a unit for around a decade. Consequently the cohesion in the threesome is immediately apparent as Lumination unfolds. Despite lacking a chord-based instrument their collective ethos of melodic intention […]

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]]> Reviewed: Jason Anick, Jason Yeager | Misha Tsiganov | Franco Ambrosetti | Devin Gray https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/11/21/reviewed-jason-anick-jason-yeager-misha-tsiganov-franco-ambrosetti-devin-gray/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:44:58 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=126378 Jason Anick, Jason Yeager: Sanctuary (Sunnyland Records SSC 1738) The two Jasons, violinist Anick and pianist Yeager have a history going back to their teenage years when they jammed together in and around Boston. They are now both members of the faculty at the Berklee College of Music where all the tracks on this CD […]

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]]> Reviewed: Mingus Big Band | Jacob Christoffersen | Yannick Benoit | Das Rad | Jazz In Norwich https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/10/11/reviewed-mingus-big-band-jacob-christoffersen-yannick-benoit-das-rad-jazz-in-norwich/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:34:03 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=123025 Mingus Big Band: The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions Vol. 2 (Candid Records CAN3346) Since 1991, the Mingus Big Band, formed as an extension to Mingus Dynasty, has become something of a jazz institution with its residences in New York and appearances around the globe. The commitment to all things related to the composer and bassist […]

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]]> Randy Weinstein: Harmonimonk https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/09/27/randy-weinstein-harmonimonk/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=121703 American harmonicist plays Monk on diatonic and chromatic instruments, joined by guitar, tuba, bass and percussion

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]]> Tomasz Stanko Quartet: September Night https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/09/23/tomasz-stanko-quartet-september-night/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:39:01 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=121504 The Polish trumpeter mixes pensive balladry and uptempo post-bop in 2004, accompanied by a trio featuring pianist Marcin Wasilewski

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]]> Hyeonseon Baek: Longing https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/09/18/hyeonseon-baek-longing/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=120813 Korean singer debuts with NY luminaries in a set mixing originals and covers that include a Jimmy Rowles tune with lyrics by Norma Winstone

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