I’ve been checking out Paul Bradshaw’s new blog ancienttofuture and came across this arresting music doc by Danilo Parra of Kalaparusha – an aging jazz man from back in the day – and the recording of his new album, in which he manages to channel John Coltrane to his own surprise. Continue reading The Unknown Story of Kalaparusha
Posts tagged John Coltrane
As much as the mention of Futuristica’s Jazz Chronicle’s session in the Guardian’s Guide on Saturday as their ‘Pick of the Week’ was appreciated, they missed out that Manchester’s finest Matthew Halsall was a special guest DJ!
Continue reading Matthew Halsall – Spiritual Surfing at 60MPC 03/02/11
Day 3: Waking up to a beautiful sunny Sunday morning with Big Chill Radio playing Dudley Perkins’ ‘Flowers’ and a full day ahead of awesome music listening pleasure, I almost felt as excited as a teenager – would it last?
Now this is the best compilation of the year, just fantastic in every respect.
With a live show at Cargo on the 19th November, it’s time we had some love from the magnificent Build An Ark; yes – yes!
You’ll recall Gianmarco Liguori released a rather special album called Stolen Paintings back in 2006 along with the (now well worn) single, ‘Penta’ so it’s a great start to the year with a really new CD called Ancient Flight Text.
If you thought John Coltrane was only about A Love Supreme, think again as here are five other reason why he is regarded as the one and only true spirit of jazz.
Continue reading John Coltrane – The Impulse! Albums (Volume 3)
Terry Callier is as home on the stage as anywhere else so this live recording at the Jazz Cafe seems as comfortable as popping round to his gaff for a cup of tea, Welcome Home.
Recorded in New York in 1968 and originally released on a private label, for the first time this lost gem gets a commercial release; Hear, O Israel – A Prayer Ceremony In Jazz
Continue reading Herbie Hancock Sextet – Hear, O Israel – A Prayer Ceremony In Jazz
Once hailed the UK Queen of Soul, Julie Dexter’s career has some what taken a different direction. Julie Dexter says, “I’m satisfied with where I am considering the fact that I’m not a major artist, I’m not signed to a major label. So as an independent artist I’m satisfied, I don’t think I could have done much better independently on my own, so yeah I’m satisfied.”
Gilles Peterson is on a roll at the moment writing the sleeve notes to Steve Reid’s forthcoming solo album on Domino but before that comes out in October, there’s the double act with Kieran Hebden to come to terms with.
Pure Fire! is a suitable companion to the recent Sunday Afternoon At Dingwall release and it features some of our long time heroes on the scene and some top tunes like the classic ‘See You Later’ and ‘The Blessing Song’
Continue reading V/A – Pure Fire! A Gilles Peterson Impulse! Collection
The same names are always cited as the first holy trinity of sax players (Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster). The listing of the second trinity is more disputed, but the first two slots almost always include the same two names: John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter
Our Man on the Coast, Maxwell Chandler takes another look at Eric Dolphy’s masterpiece Out to Lunch to coincide with its reissue — but not before plotting the musical landscape from bop to the new thing
