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John McLaughlin: The Journey Continues

Retirement? What retirement? It seems the rumours of John McLaughlin hanging up his axe have been greatly exaggerated. The guitarist speaks to Stuart Nicholson about how this latest Indo-jazz quest extends the vision he first explored with Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti in new uplifting ways

Larry Young: 10 Essential Albums

Adept at straddling any genre, Larry Young was part of Miles’ Bitches Brew sessions, Tony Williams’ Lifetime and even some one-off sessions with Jimi Hendrix. This is Kevin Le Gendre’s personal guide to the best Larry Young albums

John Coltrane: In the Temple of Trane

Such was John Coltrane's desire to play the unplayable he would at times take the sax from his mouth and begin to chant and sing over the band. Stuart Nicholson looks at events in both Trane’s life, and society at large, which ultimately helped shape a seething soundtrack to this most turbulent of times

Albert Ayler: 10 Essential Albums

Albert Ayler's free jazz recordings still have the power to shock and awe those who confront it for the first time today. Here are 10 of his greatest moments on record...

Charlie Parker: a Beginner's Guide to Bird

Charlie Parker may have died aged just 34 on on 12 March 1955, but his totemic musical language of ‘bebop’ has remained a foundational element of the vernacular of jazz

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