Tag Archives: jazz

JAZZ DAY

July 17, 2019 · by · in A PERSONAL APPROACH, a) Sixties and earlier [0 - 1969], ACROSS THE DECADES, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], GENRE SPECIFIC, Jazz & Jazz-Rock · 39 Comments

Although quite a lot of jazz is played at Vinyl Connection headquarters, I rarely write about it. There are a couple of reasons. Firstly, I am less confident writing about America’s contribution to world music; it somehow seems harder to capture in words than rock. Perhaps the language of jazz is less comfortable, less familiar. […]

REARVIEW MIRROR #5 (A FINAL GLANCE)

January 2, 2018 · by · in Records · 30 Comments

Being the merciful conclusion of a multi-part wander through the Vinyl Connection year in music Let’s cut to the chase. Here are the 2017 albums of newly recorded (or, in a couple of cases, newly released) music that found their way into the Vinyl Connection cave during the year. All had merit and brought aural […]

I LOVE MILES

October 2, 2017 · by · in a) Sixties and earlier [0 - 1969], ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, GENRE SPECIFIC, Jazz & Jazz-Rock, Live Albums · 27 Comments

(BUT NOT ALL HIS BOOTS) I love Miles Davis. Whether as a contributing midwife to the Birth of the Cool, the ultra-hip trumpeter of the late 50s, the restless innovator of the 60s, or inspiring bandleader and outta-space musician of the 70s, his is an endlessly varied—and indeed endless—catalogue. If you are browsing a shop […]

TIMELESS

August 24, 2017 · by · in A PERSONAL APPROACH, ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], Debut Albums, GENRE SPECIFIC, Jazz & Jazz-Rock, Vinyl Hunter Gatherer Stories · 35 Comments

I remember where but not which. The shop was in Princes Gate Arcade, down the end in a kind of cul-de-sac where only record hunters and lost commuters ended up. I remember a big window, counter, racks—sparsely distributed around a loungeroom-sized space—and bean bags where you could audition an LP of your choice under headphones […]

BIRDS OF PARADISE

May 20, 2017 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], GENRE SPECIFIC, Jazz & Jazz-Rock, Particular platters · 17 Comments

Browsing the ‘Cover Pairs’ posts for the compilation/deletion project, I came across SEABIRD [COVER POST #37]. Having written on Chick Corea’s Return to Forever—my first ECM album and a record that still brings great enjoyment—it’s time to tell you about a favourite feel-good album, Paradise Volume One by Australian composer/musician John Sangster. Now Mr Sangster […]

RETURN TO MIDDLE EARTH

October 7, 2016 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], GENRE SPECIFIC, Jazz & Jazz-Rock, Particular platters · 10 Comments

Perhaps it was the screening of the Hobbit films on TV this week, but for some reason I found myself wanting to revisit Middle Earth to wrap up of the Lord Of The Rings series from a few months ago. It returns us to where we began, with John Sangster and Hobbits. Sangster has written a […]

SHORTS

June 29, 2016 · by · in ACROSS THE DECADES, ALBUM FOCUS, b) Seventies [1970 - 1979], Jazz & Jazz-Rock, Particular platters, Progressive · 15 Comments

Three brief reviews of albums newly acquired or recently revisited * GARY WRIGHT—THE DREAM WEAVER  [Warner Brothers 1975] The truth is, I bought this as part of an Op Shop haul simply because it was in good nick and I have a soft spot for the cheesy 1975 radio hit, ‘Dream Weaver’. But it’s actually […]

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