Monday, October 1, 2012

Jazz Journal Magazine October 2012


Jim Mullen The UK's own jazz individualist talks to Mark Gardner. The former Glaswegian newspaperman doesn’t mince words when discussing music and those who write about it

Spike Robinson Simon Spillett recalls the Indiana Jones of the Great American Songbook, subject of a new, previously unissued session on the Hep label
NYJO The National Youth Jazz Orchestra has a new leader and a new record of ‘different’ material. Brian Morton asks how it is dealing with the most radical change in its 50-year career

Profiles 
NYJO's first drummer,Bobby  Worth; Wigan trumpeter turned singer Georgina Jackson; Leeds college prof Mark Donlonon jazz and the clave 
Ruby Braff In a books extra, Steve Voce reviews Tom Hustad’s massive Braff bio-itinerary

Books & DVD reviews 
David Liebman; Bill Evans; Benny Golson; The Heath brothers; Hank Jones
Record reviews Over 70 recent issues covered

October 2012 contents in full