Soul Train: stunning Moses Sumney performance

Start the day with 'Bless Me' from the Soul Train awards performed by Moses Sumney.

Back in May we were blown away by the super cool and very jazz soaked, relatable, græ from the US singer. Lightning does indeed strike twice hearing this live treatment of 'Bless Me'. As mentioned at the time his voice is utterly startling. On the album from the UK jazz scene, joining a good sprinkling of US jazz musicians topped by Thundercat, Nubya Garcia (on the track 'Virile') and Shabaka Hutchings (on 'Colouour') are among the guests. Check too by scrolling through in a very hip choice, a treatment of 'Gagarin' covering est's 'From Gagarin's Point of View' with joining Sumney, Shahzad Ismaily, Jamire Williams, Mike Haldeman and Brandon Coleman on the track and on which the singer adds an extraordinary vocal performance to his lyrics.

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Danish jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Allan Botschinsky has died at the age of 80.

In a tribute fellow trumpeter Mike Lovatt describes Allan as ''brilliantly talented'' and a ''renowned composer, arranger, conductor, producer, and record label owner.''

''Allan composed, played on and co-produced the ground-breaking First Brass album which featured Derek Watkins, Bart Van Lier and Eric Van Lier. I was lucky enough to meet Allan and his wife Marion Kaempfert in the early 90s and worked with them on several projects in London until he retired seven years ago,'' Lovatt adds.

Botschinsky appeared on records by Oscar Pettiford, Ben Webster (on Plays Ballads among others), Sahib Shihab and Dexter Gordon including on Gordon's More Than You Know on such pieces as John Coltrane's 'Naima.'

Read Mike Lovatt's full tribute: here.

Soul Train: stunning Moses Sumney performance

Mike Lovatt pays tribute to Allan Botschinsky who has died at the age of 80