I first heard of Chick Corea, as the electric piano player on Miles Davis' In A Silent Way, so on seeing this compilation of his 1970s...

It was September 1978 and I was visiting an old school friend in Manchester. We'd arranged to meet up with a uni friend of mine, who...

A recent charity shop purchase, a £1 2CD Trojan compilation wasn't staying on their shelves while I had a quid in my pocket. I've never...

I fell for Richard Dawson's individual delivery and take on the folk tradition when I first heard him on BBC 6Music's Freak Zone about...

Prog rock was banished to the margins during the 1980s (despite the 'dinosaurs' continuing to sell huge numbers of albums and do sell out...

A short break from the relentless march through the alphabet (I'm currently trying to do artists not yet visited) to focus on CDs I've...

I was very late coming to Ry Cooder, and have still really only dipped my toes in the water. I like his more recent political stuff and...

It was a mystery to me why The Comsat Angels weren't bigger in the 1980s. Perhaps the bleak sound didn't suit the time (although, add a...

The British jazz scene is thriving at the moment and I'm delighted to report that it doesn't involve middle aged men in striped blazers...

You don't have to dip a toe too far into the world of jazz for the name of Ornette Coleman to arise. Venerated by those who 'get him'...

I resisted Laughing Len for decades, finding his delivery hard on my ears (see also Bob Dylan), while appreciating his prowess as a...

I borrowed this record from a school friend, probably interested by guitarist Tommy Bolin, and it's been a firm favourite ever since. I...

I like Eliza Carthy. She is definitely 'a good thing'. Daughter of British folk aristocracy Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, she has...

I knew Campbell (as Mont Campbell) from Egg in the early 1970s and National Health in the late 1970s, so was interested to hear his solo...

Thinking back to the 1970s, Camel seemed to feature very much at the wimpy end of the prog spectrum, not really attracting much interest....

I bought this when it was released ( a rare full price purchase) but I haven't really listened to this album by former Talking Heads'...

Obviously, I know the hits, and it seems The Byrds wrote the template for jangly guitar and harmonies in US country/folk rock. Paying a...

The CD’s already in the drawer (it’s on the same disc as Another Music In A Different Kitchen) so let’s push on with Love Bites,...

In the days when artists can agonise for years over their works, it’s refreshing to return to an era when two albums in a year were...

“She stayed with me until she moved to Notting Hill She said it was the place she had to be, Where the cocaine is Fair Trade and...