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Simon McBride: Nine Lives (Nugene Records)
Irish guitarist Simon McBride’s latest offering, “Nine Lives.” It is a superb example of his art, and a very classy production. It is bound to give blues guitarists an erection (even without planning permission!)
Dave Grusin & Don Grusin: One Night Only (Care Music)
Dave Grusin can do little wrong in my eyes, or should that be ears? I adore his graceful piano playing and his creative film scores. Been a huge fan of his work for many years. Both Grusins have a unique and deft touch...
Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday - A Memoir (Canongate Books)
The late Gil Scott-Heron was a complex and troubled man. His posthumous memoirs are not for the faint hearted. At times a gut-wrenching read, and perhaps a real insight into his fractious and fragile state of mind...
read moreBobby 'Blue' Bland: Two Steps From The Blues (Canny Media/Claptrap TV)
This DVD on the life and career of Bobby “Blue” Bland is very tasty, and a cut above the rest. A rarity in fact for a blues artist, in as much as the subject is alive and well. At 82 years old, Bobby has contributed...
Tania Maria: Tempo (naïve jazz)
A brave move for Brazilian jazz star Tania Maria; releasing an album where she sings and plays piano, with just bassist Eddie Gomez for company. A departure from her usual ensemble pieces and big fusion sound of...
Lianne La Havas: Forget (Warner Bros)
Lianne La Havas' debut EP, “Lost and Found,” won a 10/10 review from me. I tipped her for super stardom and stand by that. Everyone at B&S loves her. This latest EP gives us five tracks from the 22-year-old Londoner...
Rebecca Ferguson: Heaven (RCA)
Really well produced album from Liverpool vocalist Rebecca Ferguson and an incredibly solid soulful set of songs too. Having tried for years to become a successful singer, Ferguson can now finally reap the rewards...
Prince: Dance 4 Me (Purple Music)
t's 2012, and Prince is back a new single- Hallelujah! If there was ever a song to make you want to go buy a stripper pole and swing around it to dance for Prince Rogers Nelson this may just be it!
Portico Quartet (Real World Records)
Portico Quartet have come along way from playing in the refectory at the London College Of Printing and busking on the Southbank. Their meteoric rise has been justified and now they are riding a crest of wave, with the full might of...
Rihanna: Talk Talk Talk (Mercury)
Having sold millions of albums worldwide, toured the planet (practically), and still so young, is there anything stopping this star? Having just coughed out her last album “LOUD”; she returns to the music world with Talk That Talk
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