Matt Chandler Group – it goes like this – available NOW!
The latest project by jazz guitarist Matt Chandler ‘ it goes like this’ is now available to buy from Stray’s Bookshop on Middlegate/Boar Lane in Newark. Listen to my 3 favourite tracks from the album, straight from your web browser…
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Matt Chandler Group – it goes like this…
Ian Beestin, drummer with the Matt Chandler Trio/Group will be dropping off their new album ‘ it goes like this’ on Monday July 11.It’s literally hot off the press so if you want to reserve a copy, please let the bookshop know (01636 613 764) I’ve only heard the track entitled ‘Stray’s inexplicably’ which was so titled after a soundcheck at Stray’s when the band played here last year! So I’m really keen to get my hands on the complete album – based on what I’ve heard so far, it’ll be an album to savour slowly and repeatedly!And if you…
Neil C. Young –’Where’s Yours?’reviewed
Neil C. Young – where’s yours? Reviewed by US Magazine, Just Jazz Guitar Magazine…
Jazz Journey
My first memory of a Jazz album is ‘Take the Five Train’ by Dave Brubeck. At 20 years old, this was a little raw for me and I wasn’t keen – it’s actually a belter but I wasn’t ready for it at that point. But it did spark something in me and I bought a copy of an album by a musician whose name I recognised when perusing the jazz room at Virgin Megastore in Nottingham – Duke Ellington. I bought ‘Live from the Bluenote, Paris 1959‘ which, incidentally was only given 40% by the Penguin Guide to Recorded Jazz. It still…
Penguin Guide to Jazz
When I’d run out of ideas from reading sleeve notes and working out the ancestory of each musician, I bought myself a copy of the Penguin Guide to Recorded Jazz by Richard Cook & Brian Morton . It was in it’s 4th edition at that time but we’re up to the 9th ed as I write this post. In it, you’re taken through all the recorded artists that the authors believe need inclusion. There is a discography with ratings to help you decide which album to buy. I still buy my jazz on CD (except recently recorded stuff) as iTunes is still…
Jazz Guitar
After my introduction to Oscar Peterson I was inspired by Herb Ellis. Originally a country/blues guitarist, Ellis played prolifically with the Oscar Peterson Trio and then with a myriad other artists. I think his best work was as part of the OP Trio and my best example of this might actually be the ‘Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic – Hartford 1953′ with my favourite arrangement of ‘the man I love’ showing Herb Ellis at his best. I’m not sure who ‘s the best out of Peterson and Ellis but as I sit typing listening to that very album, I’m reminded how…
Jazz Piano
If you like a rhythmic jazz piano sound you must listen to the one and only Oscar Peterson – or the perfect combination of ‘Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson’. I also really like ‘Exclusively for my friends’ which he recorded for a select crowd of his mates up in a log cabin in Canada – now that’s celebrity lifestyle! Another must have is ‘Night Train’ by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Bill Evans sits at the opposite end of the style spectrum. A little melancholy (OK, very melancholy) mixed with a real swing and phenomenal rhythm. I’d recommend ‘Live at the Village…
Vocals
If you like a smoky female vocalist sound try Madeleine Peyroux, who is very strongly influenced by Billie Holiday and my favourite album is ‘Careless Love’. Melodie Gardot is really smooth and I recommend either ‘Worrisome Heart’ or ‘My One and only Thrill’. Whichever you buy, you’ll probably be hooked and buy the other anyway! They’re often playing at Stray’s in either the bookshop or coffee bar.Ella Fitzgerald is my favourite jazz vocalist and as far as I’m concerned, she is the best female jazz vocalist to have been recorded. There are so many albums to choose from but you can’t go wrong…
Saxophone
There a several types of saxophone but for this article, we’ll be looking at the three most popular.First is the fruity Alto which, in my opinion is the truest jazz sax sound. Then there’s the Tenor, which has a fuller, more bluesy tone. Finally but by no means least is the wonderfully mellow Baritone sax. I’ve lots of Jazz on CD by pioneers of each style and listen to them, depending on what I need and I suggest this is a good starting point in knowing what to buy.If I want to relax and chill out, the smooth, slick and…
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