ALBUM OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2023.
1 SEBASTIAN ROCHFORD, KIT DOWNES, A SHORT DIARY, ECM
2 EAST AXIS, NO SUBJECT, BROTHER MISTER
3 FRED HERSCH AND ESPERANZA SPALDING, ALIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD, PALMETTO
4 JASON MORAN, FROM THE DANCEHALL TO THE BATTLEFIELD, NO LABEL
5 LAKECIA BENJAMIN, PHOENIX, WHIRLWIND
6 ALEX SIPIAGIN, MEL'S VISION, CRISS CROSS
Sebastian Rochford and Kit Downes, photo: ECM
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As influential 20 years since her death as anyone on today's generation of top jazz singers - Lady Blackbird and Kandace Springs chief among these - Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina on 21 February 1933, is remembered next month 90 years since her birth across BBC Radio 3 shows J to Z, Jazz Record Requests and Freeness over the weekend of 18-19 February. Kevin Le Gendre dwells on classic recordings and rarities, Jazz Record Requests excerpts from Simone's last UK broadcast interview and Corey Mwamba delves into wider sociopolitical and musical contexts intrinsic to Simone's artistry.
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Nina Simone, photo: detail from the cover of Nina Simone With Strings (Colpix, 1966)