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On his 1977 debut the British saxophonist played modal and hard bop over swing and Latin with John Taylor, Ron Mathewson and Tony Levin

The 20th jazz bash at Scarborough Spa included Alan Barnes, Jamil Sheriff, Tori Freestone, Jim Mullen, Adam Glasser and Randy Brecker

Forty years ago, Simon Adams heard local talent - especially Chris Hunter - mostly stand up well in a nominally American setting

Rob Ryan celebrates the time-honoured connection between poetry and jazz

Rob Ryan celebrates the time-honoured connection between poetry and jazz

Fifty years ago Gibbs' music led Charles Le Vay to imagine a fast motorway drive with a lovely lady waiting at the other end

Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert saw Bobby Wellins creative in the post-bop sphere and Gil Evans leading British soloists through some modes

There will be two theartsdesk on Vinyls this week. The first is here, an epic 11,000 words on a multitude of new releases in every genre, from reissues of classics to spanking new strangeness. There’s something for everyone. On Thursday we’ll have a special edition in honour of Record Store Day this coming Saturday, so watch out for that too. For now, though, dive in!VINYL OF THE MONTHElsa Bergman Playon Crayon (B.Inspelningar)

Live version of the studio album of the same name features Harry Beckett, Nick Evans, Karl Jenkins, Stan Sulzmann and John Marshall

Composer best known for creating the theme music for the popular and long-running ITV series Poirot