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In 1981, when jazz, pop and R’n’B were fusing to create a very agreeable kind of high-gloss yacht rock, us Brits went for the WEA gang (David Sanborn, Patrice Rushen, Manhattan Transfer, George Benson, Al Jarreau et al) in a big way. But Georgia-born Randy Crawford probably sold the most records. In her own modest […]

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You know you’re doing something right when the boss takes an interest. GRP Records was just coming into its own when label co-founder Dave Grusin co-produced, arranged and played keyboards on brilliant guitarist Kevin Eubanks’ fourth solo album Face To Face, released 40 years ago this month. Part of the so-called Young Lions generation, Eubanks’ […]

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With perfect timing, towards the end of his excellent memoir, Nigel Planer reveals that he’s in the middle of playing Peter Mandelson for a new ‘Comic Strip Presents…’ film. Physically, the casting makes perfect sense but a key takeaway from his book is that Planer is hardly the mendacious or Machiavellian sort – by his […]

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Producer Steve Lillywhite recently named Phil Collins as the best drummer he’s ever worked with, pretty high praise considering Lillywhite has also shared studios with Simon Phillips, Carter Beauford, Mel Gaynor, Mark Brzezicki, Jerry Marotta and Stewart Copeland. And Phil’s excellent drums were all over his seriously impressive debut solo album Face Value, released 45 […]

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He’s one of the finest guitarists this country has ever produced and, since leaving pop/prog titans It Bites in 1991, somewhat of a moving target: astrologer, solo artist, sessionman (Robert Plant, Ian Brown, Lauryn Hill), giver of house concerts, radio presenter. Francis Dunnery’s also regularly toured the UK over the last ten years or so, […]

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