David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) © FloreThe passing of David Sanborn heralded the loss of one of the all-time greats of soul/jazz alto playing. Already the obituaries are sprouting up from wherever he sowed the seeds of his greatness. I'm not going down that road, more erudite writers than me will have already done that so, instead, I'm going to reflect on the three occasions that I saw/heard him live.Nov. 15, 2011: Queen
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15 May 2024 READ ELSEWHERE R I P DAVID SANBORN: (photo above by John Watson, Cheltenham 2019 / jazzcamera.co.uk Christian McBride shares stories about David Sanborn (RIP) – read more …Nate Chinen offers an appraisal […]
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Stochelo Rosenberg at LSO St Luke’s Stochelo Rosenberg/Paulus Schafer Quartet plus Karen Street’s L’Espirit Du Jazz(LSO St Luke’s, 11 May 2024. The Gypsy Jazz Festival Of London. Review by Nigel Price) I remember seeing a documentary called ‘The […]
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Liam Byrne Quartet @ the Railway, Stockport - May 12 Liam Byrne (tenor/soprano sax); Andy Hulme (guitar); Tom Kincaid (piano); Ed Harrison (bass)Although this was a drummer-less line up, it didn’t matter as all four musicians are well experienced at playing this sort of gig. When Ed Harrison is on board you know things will swing! I think it’s been quite a while since Tom Kincaid has played at this venue and he decided to use the house upright
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Album review: Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor - Sax Supreme. The Singles and Albums Collection. 1949 -1958 (Acrobat) The rise of
the blues-shoutin' saxists in the late 1940s through to the early 1960s offered
much to jazz fans who preferred a more ‘vocal’ and guttural message. Ergo,
stylists like Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic, Sam Butera and of course, Sam ‘The
Man’ Taylor along with many others. All of whom prospered during the post-war period
of muted austerity hallmarked by a desire for quality jumping blues
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