John Mullen

Trailblazing UK jazz renegade, saxophonist Sean Khan delivers his scintillating new album ‘Supreme Love: a Journey Through Coltrane’ on BBE Music.

One of the great urban blues/jazz singers of the post World War II period, Jimmy Witherspoon recorded prolifically until contracting throat cancer in the 1980s. This delightful set was laid down in a London studio in June 1981, before he fell ill, when he was still roaring like a lion. Three members of his backing combo - Peter King (sax), Mike Carr (keyboards) and Jim Mullen (guitar) - were top-flight British jazz musicians perfectly in tune with the singer's needs, while drummer Harold Smith was an American then living in Europe. They're joined by one of Spoon's contemporaries, tenor saxist Hal 'Cornbread' Singer, whose career path resembles the singer's in its fascinating R&B/Jazz duality.

John Lodge: Live From Birmingham – The 10,000 Light Years Tour features Lodge’s final performance on his first-ever solo tour for his album 10,000 Light Years Ago, which took place in his hometown of Birmingham in 2016. Roger Dean created the artwork for this project, some 40 years after he created the artwork for Lodge’s first solo album, Natural Avenue.