I used to be an avid collector of 60s American music, all those psychedelic compilations and box-sets; the only I have left is a four CD...

The line-up is: John Surman - soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Alan Skidmore - tenor saxophone and flute; Ronnie Scott -...

A Canterbury school teacher’s son, Mike Ratledge was born in Maidstone in Kent and grew up with classical music, He met his friend Brian...

The title is tongue in cheek alluding to the ‘urban myth’ that Jazz Sabbath’s first album in 2020 was by a lost jazz group who were...

As it happens Adrian Belew are currently touring similar music with Beat, with Steve Vai as Robert Fripp. This is the first ever vinyl...

The JAZZ IN BRITAIN site on Bandcamp is well worth checking out if you’re at that way inclined with some cracking vinyl LPs and CDs at...

Recorded live at the Verdi Theatre in Salerno on 23rd April, 1975, this vintage concert is now enjoying a 2 x CD release (with 16-page...

If you are an aficionado of heavy progressive rock in the vein of Deep Purple and especially Uriah Heep, look no further than Blind...

Onrico is another group who wear their hearts on their sleeves, and it’s hard to believe that this is their debut, and one that is sure...

I’m a bit slow off the starting blocks with this one, having been ‘in on’ Joanne’s music since the very beginning when Thomas Ruf used to...

This EP is a collaboration between Magic Petra and Space Debris drummer Christian Jäger. It consists of five tracks: it starts with the...

Dave Schmidt’s music has proved enduringly popular with fans, the 500-copy colour vinyl selling out. On “nostalgia” he plays a range of...

Eight new tracks from Mascot Moth on an EP that starts with a loose funky jam, punctuated by guitar and sax excursions, followed by ‘The...

Kevin Kastning once again plays various types of contraguitars on this collaboration with saxophonist Carl Clements, with whom he has...

With a new album on the horizon, the mighty Tull has released a stunning 6-minute long single. Poignant piano and strummed acoustic...

Part Two: CD two The track listing is as follows with brief comments after each track: 1) The John Cameron Quartet – Troublemaker (1969):...

Coming out round about now is an album that most certainly needed a significant sound upgrade from its original issue and this will...

I posted a review of The Tony Currie’s Orchestra album earlier and have re-posted it to give this interview more context. PHIL: What...

Here’s something I nearly missed in 2024 until Tony drew my attention to it. With sleeve notes from ‘pop master’ Ken Bruce, this little...

Part One: CD one I have been looking forward to something like this for a long time, a comprehensive 48 track 3 CD box set of...