Bassless by Tom Herbert
"I am a bassist and I love the bass, so choosing ten pieces of music without bass might seem a bit odd. However, contrary to popular...
Fini Bearman: 8 Movie Moments in Music
"Zooming in on those moments that go deep..." 1. John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble - A Blessing (from A Blessing, 2005) "Texturally patient,...
Bruno Heinen: Pianist as Composer
The Guardian has described Bruno Heinen's music as 'eclectic, eccentric and unobtrusively erudite'. His new single Next But One' is from...
Naima Adams: Eight Great Vocal Arrangements
Naima already contributed a tidy vocal to an early 10 Seconds episode. She's come through with 8 more... 1. Esperanza Spalding - Judas...
Alex Roth: 8 "RZZ1" References
"When George asked me if I’d like to come up with a list of eight tracks on a theme of my choice, it made sense to tie the selections in...
Shawn Lee: The Great Full Eight
London-based, Wichita Fly-man, Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer Shawn Lee has been bawss enough to drop some 1970's genre-dismantling...
Unsung: Big Black
1. Harvey Mandel - Baby Batter (1971) 2. Freddie Hubbard - Pensativa (1965) 3. Randy Weston - African Cookbook (1969) 4. Big Black -...
“Vous êtes swing!" : John & Ron
A relatively short-lived cable access talk show from the 80's, hosted by two jazz drummers and featuring mainly - but not exclusively - ...
Dear John: 5 Naimas
Written as a love letter to his first wife, Naima Grubb, of all the compositions on John Coltrane’s mighty “Giant Steps”, “Naima” is the...
In a Ska-Lent Way: 24 Skas & Rocksteadys of Jazz origin
1. Baba Brooks - "Musical Communion" (Reid 1956) Originally Sonny Rollins "St Thomas" (1926) If you didn’t already know, Jamaican...
