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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Barry Witherden - 09 September 2021

    JJ 09/66: Where's The Melody? - Jazz Journal (opens the original)

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    Sixty years ago, Don Lindon had the impression Martin Williams' book was a miscellaneous assortment of left-over articles rather than a proper introduction to jazz. First published in Jazz Journal September 1966 There have been many books written to intro­duce the novice to the exciting world of jazz but this was undoubtedly one of the most disap­pointing I have read. It is extremely disjointed and my impression (I hope a wrong one) is that Mr. Williams had on his files a miscellaneous assortmen

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Barry Witherden

    Reviewed: Zoe Rahman | Michael Arbenz - Jazz Journal (opens the original)

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    Zoe Rahman: Hull Suite Live | Michael Arbenz - Bach Suite III: A Living Organism This suite was commissioned by the Hull Jazz Festival to mark World Piano Day 2024 and was originally designed for solo piano. Rahman subsequently incorporated bass and drum parts and for this performance at London’s venerable Vortex club she was joined by longstanding colleagues Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo, the suite book-ended by three more of her compositions. The vigorous and slightly bluesy Synergy provi

  3. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Barry Witherden

    Reviewed: John Coltrane | Michel Portal | Suncuts - Jazz Journal (opens the original)

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    John Coltrane: Ascension | Michel Portal: Any Way | Suncuts: Collective Heliophobic Dream Never as popular as A Love Supreme, its much celebrated predecessor, Ascension was a real shock when first released. Not long before this session Coltrane was still recording songs like Nature Boy and Chim Chim Cheree, although for quite some time radical developments had been evident in his music. The more conservative of his fans had been able to take comfort from albums like Ballads, and the meetings wit

  4. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Barry Witherden - 05 October 2025

    JJ 07/96: Modal Jazz - Composition & Harmony, Volume 1 | Christian Escoudé - My Book | The Rhythm Book - Jazz Journal (opens the original)

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    Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert learned about modal jazz, French guitarist Christian Escoudé and how rhythm reading could be improved. First published in Jazz Journal July 1996 Anybody intrigued by the sixties composi­tions of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver or the ECM work of Eberhard Weber and Ralph Towner will be interested in Ron Miller’s thorough investigation of what he calls ‘the chro­matic-modal harmonic system and free asymmetric form’. Miller, professor of jazz studie

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