Monthly Archives: June 2026
Sting: Bring On The Night @ 40
Sting’s Bring On The Night, released 40 years ago this month, seldom makes it into the pantheon of ‘classic’ 1980s live albums (usually including Stop Making Sense, Alchemy, Under A Blood Red Sky, No Sleep Til Hammersmith, Exit…Stage Left). But it probably should if you like brilliant playing, good singing and an interesting setlist, apparently […]
Carlos Henriquez: Monk Con Clave
You wait ages for a decent Thelonious Monk covers album and then two come along within a year. Monk Con Clave, devised and arranged by bassist Carlos Henriquez and featuring his contemporaries from NYC’s Jazz At The Lincoln Center Orchestra, is a really exciting collection which engages both brain and body. A big band including […]
Sounds Of Surprise 