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Shear Brass: Celebrating Sir George Shearing
by Neil Duggan
The work of the late George Shearing, or Sir George Shearing OBE to give him his full title, is the subject of the debut album from Shear Brass, a band dedicated to playing new arrangements of his music. They are led by Shearing's great nephew, drummer Carl Gorham. The album, Celebrating Sir George Shearing, features eleven tracks, five of which feature vocals. All of the inventive arrangements, by the trumpeter Jason McDermid, have a level of detail usually reserved for ...
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All About Jazz
The new album by Arnie Somogyi's Ambulance has been receiving rave reviews across the UK press. Accident and Insurgency" was launched via a tour including dates at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. Comments include: That unlikely mix of gentle attentiveness between musicians, a caring, unfussy, love of detail and a capacity to laugh and robustly stretch out makes this a joyous recording indeed." --Jazzwise The result is a dynamic set that's full of surprises, tumbling chord and ...
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