The Listening Guide
🎶 The listening guide: five albums, released during the past twelve months, chosen around a weekly theme 🎶
This week, we extend our ‘tributes and continuations’ theme with five new albums in honour of jazz greats. The Nimmons Tribute hears Phil Nimmons’ former students, colleagues, friends and family members honouring the Canadian jazz veteran with touching renditions of his music, whilst the other four projects hear contemporary artists paying tribute to the late greats Gene Ammons, Art Blakey, Buddy Montgomery, and Chet Baker.
The Nimmons Tribute – To The Nth
Brandon Allen – The Gene Ammons Project
Gaz Hughes Sextet – Plays Art Blakey
Album of the Week
Our NQ Jazz album of the week is the third album from Nick Walters' Paradox Ensemble, and the first release on new label D.O.T. Records. The 11-piece group features Rebecca Nash, Ed Cawthorne, and Anton Hunter — all bandleaders in their own right — amongst others. Support the project on Bandcamp!
Classic Album
Anne Phillips’ astonishing debut album is packed with lushly-orchestrated pensive ballads, beautifully sung by the Pennsylvania-born artist, whose career has seen her take on a vast number of roles within the music industry. You can check out this 1959 classic on streaming services, and even find a hi-res digital copy on platforms such as QoBuz. Find out more about Anne’s fascinating career on her website.