by Kev Rowland | Jul 21, 2026 | Reviews
This 1963 Riverside release has also now been remastered and captures Wes with Melvin Rhyne (organ) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) on April 22nd of that year. Although this album finds him in a studio as opposed to a live audience there is far more life, vitality and drive...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 21, 2026 | Reviews
Recorded live at Tsubo in Berkeley, California on June 25, 1962, ‘Full House’ was originally released on the Riverside label, since when it has been reissued a few time, some with additional tracks, but here it has been remastered and made available with just the...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 21, 2026 | Reviews
This is the third solo album from Dutch musician Marcel Singor, who is probably best known for his work with Kayak, Ayreon, Star One, Bas Bron and Plan Nine. There are a few guests here and there (including “real” drummers on 4 of the 12 tracks), and we are presented...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 21, 2026 | Reviews
I first came across Foreigner with their 1977 single “Cold As Ice” and soon tracked down their excellent debut plus the two albums which followed, but I certainly never expected the power and brilliance of ‘4’ and was fortunate to see them on the ensuing UK tour. The...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 21, 2026 | Reviews
I must have some sort of misspent childhood, because as soon as I saw this cover I thought of Sisyphus and his eternal punishment in Hades of pushing a rock up a hill only for it to roll back down every time he neared the top. Anyway, Zan Burnham (guitar, vocals),...