Led off by the won’t-see-me-for-dust loping hand gallop of the Jean-Yves Jung penned Biréli Lagrène led swinger ‘New Blues’. It is drawn from Elegant People – album of the week on marlbank and a release that’s in the top 10 albums of the year-to-date I reckon joining 2 other strong guitar led pretenders in the list. The Lagrène quartet featured on the album appears at Ronnie Scott’s on 16 April. SG
05.04.26: SUNDAY CHILL
04.04.26: SATURDAY LISTENING
03.04.26: BOOKENDED BY BIRÉLI LAGRÈNE
02.04.26: CHILDS PLAY & MORE
01.04.26: MAINLY VOCALS
31.03.26: POTTERING ABOUT
30.03.26: ACOMMUNAL EXPERIENCE.
29.03.26: SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE – A TRADITION IN FLUX