Alan Skidmore is one of the finest saxophonists to come out of the United Kingdom, Europe or indeed anywhere. In fact, it was hearing Skidmore's tenor solo on “Have You Heard?" from John Mayall's ...
Like Van Morrison, with whom Georgie Fame has worked a good deal, he is one of those Brits who fell in love with American music in his teens: there is a homage here (“Mose Knows”) to his mentor Mose ...
The meat of The Whole World’s Shaking – The Complete Recordings 1963–1966 is Fame’s four albums from the period: Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo, Fame at Last, Sweet Things and Sound Venture. Each ...