Mark Youll, Author at Jazz Journal The genuine article since 1948 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:57:25 +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 Mark Youll, Author at Jazz Journal 32 32 Reviewed: Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride | Bill Stewart https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/04/20/reviewed-chick-corea-brian-blade-christian-mcbride-bill-stewart/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 17:17:05 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=131667 Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride: Trilogy 3 (Candid Records CAN33543) While there is always plenty to rave about when it comes to Return to Forever, Circle, Origin or the esteemed Elektric and Five Peace bands that Chick Corea led, there’s something about his playing in a trio setting that, for this writer, always brought […]

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]]> Reviewed: Miles Davis Bootleg No. 8 | John Patitucci https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/02/28/miles-davis-bootleg-no-8-john-patitucci/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:08:50 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=130232 The Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 –  Miles In France 1963 and 1964 (Columbia/Sony Legacy 19802801681) As the 1950s flipped over into the 1960s Miles Davis was enjoying one of the most prolific periods of his recording career, having released a run of albums that many considered some of his best. On the […]

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]]> Reviewed: Simon Oslender, Steve Gadd, Will Lee | Joe Webb | King Llama https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/12/08/reviewed-simon-oslender-steve-gadd-will-lee-joe-webb-king-llama/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:36:44 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=127148 Simon Oslender, Steve Gadd, Will Lee: All That Matters (Leopard 31453) Steve Gadd witnessed and sat in with legendary organist Jack McDuff at an early age, so it’s been satisfying in recent years to see the now 79-year-old drummer gravitating back towards his early love of 60s Hammond-heavy R&B- most notably with the popular Blicher […]

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]]> Vince Guaraldi: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/06/26/116931/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:01:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=116931 Unreleased soundtrack for the 1969 Peanuts film adds bonus tracks and includes Monty Budwig, Frank Rosolino, Herb Ellis and Pete Christlieb

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]]> Ghost-Note: Mustard n’ Onions https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/06/02/ghost-note-mustard-n-onions/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=116010 Snarky Puppy spin-off lays good jazz solos over tight, energetic funk variously recalling James Brown, Tower of Power and Prince

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]]> Rachel Z: Sensual  https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/05/25/rachel-z-sensual/ Sat, 25 May 2024 09:54:11 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=115663 Although renowned for her electronic and fusion work, Z here plays mostly standard piano in trios featuring her husband Omar Hakim

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]]> Trio HLK: Anthropometricks  https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/04/24/trio-hlk-anthropometricks/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=114134 British trio and guests including Evelyn Glennie play a set of jagged jazz-rock combining elements of contemporary classical and jazz

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]]> Jeff Lorber Fusion: The Drop  https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2024/01/22/jeff-lorber-fusion-the-drop/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:46:47 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=110336 The jazz-funk keyboardist might be following a formula but it's one that's distinctively his own in a crowded field and still works

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]]> Simon Spillett Big Band: Dear Tubby H https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2023/12/17/simon-spillett-big-band-dear-tubby-h/ Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=109293 The saxophonist revives the big-band charts of his hero in company with Pete Cater, Alan Barnes, Freddie Gavita, Mark Nightingale and more

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]]> The Chick Corea Elektric Band: The Future Is Now https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2023/12/01/the-chick-corea-elektric-band-the-future-is-now/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:30:18 +0000 https://jazzjournal.co.uk/?p=108909 Live double CD from Corea's virtuosic fusion group recorded 2016-18 is an aptly titled farewell to a band creatively ahead of its time

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