Albums of the Year – Top Ten and Gigs of the Year.
Here are my top ten Albums of the year. 10. Rudresh Mahanthappa: Samdhi . ACT Rudresh was voted as Alto Sax player of the year in the International critics poll in Downbeat magazine. He is one of the many musicians to have been influenced by Steve Coleman and he has recorded in duets and groups [...]
Albums of the Year Nos 20 – 11
Last week I posted nos 30 – 21 of my favourite albums of the year. Here’s nos 20 – 11. I’ll post the top 10 and my favourite gigs of the year next Sunday. 20. Dave Binney. Gaylen Epicentre. Mythology Records. Dave Binney has released two albums this year. This is narrowly my favourite [...]
Albums of 2011. No.s 30-21
As promised this week I start my list of my favourite 30 albums of the year. However just as I’d finished compiling it I bought the Miles Davis Live in Europe 1967 box set. I’ve only listened to the three CD’s once and watched the DVD once but it’s wonderful. For a while I debated [...]