For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover Fri 08 Apr 2022 – Sun 12 Jun 2022 at The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London AQ highly recommends a trip to, The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London, at the gateway of Soho for a rare and special exhibition of 200 vinyl album record covers exploring … Read more
It was a natural direction as the UK has had throughout the late 70s onwards many pioneers such as Naim Audio and LINN an establish path for music lovers to step into audio and upgrade their systems to the state of the art or what is referred to as high-end audio. Our article on the … Read more
AQ’s Jazz editor, Phill Brett raises the spirits in these dark times from the BeBop music of Charlie Parker, with mono recordings transcending the times from the 40s to our times today. great music, like all art and culture, can bring light to darkness, raise the spirits and to give hope This August, is the … Read more
AQ special music culture report by Phil Brett Civil rights movement The perception and appreciation of music, as with any artform, can change when the time and context it is experienced changes. Of course sometimes it’s purely personal taste – one person’s challenging and invigorating free jazz, is another person’s headache-inducing pips and squeaks. (For … Read more
John Coltrane John Coltrane: The complete 1961 Village Vanguard recordings. Produced by Bob Thiele. Impulse IMPD4-232 Unquestionably John Coltrane stands as a colossus of modern music. With maybe only the exception of Lisa from The Simpsons, every major sax player has been influenced by him. Space limits forces me to forgo any discussion on Lisa … Read more
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Buhaina, produced by Orrin Keepnews. BGP records BGPD 1114 Originally released on Prestige in 1973, Buhaina has been re-released by BGP Records, and yes vinyl fans, released on vinyl! Buhaina was me of the four main albums Blakey cut for Prestige around his … Read more
Art Pepper: So in Love Produced by John Snyder and Laurie Pepper Analogue productions revival series. APR 3013. “So in Love by Art Pepper”: another release on the Analogue Productions Revival Series; another classy pressing. They seem to have it all to a fine art at Analogue Productions. The lacquer expertly cut by master engineer … Read more
Miles Davies & Gil Evans Miles Davies & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings. Mosaic Records MQ11-164 Since their inception in 1982 Mosaic Records have become a byword for quality audiophile jazz releases. No detail is left forgotten or ignored in the pursuit of the Mosaic magic. There is meticulous research and thorough investigation … Read more
PHAROAH SANDERS: BLACK UNITY PRODUCED BY LEE YOUNG. IMPULSE IMP 219 AQ reports on a collectible 180-gram vinyl pressing: Pharaoh Sanders: Black Unity Imuplse IMP 219. Writer Phil Brett The decision by Impulse to reissue some of their back catalogues on 180-gram vinyl should be welcomed by audio and music fans alike because coming with … Read more