Standout tracks: Machrijammin'," which is hard bop at its most uncluttered and direct, a masterclass of what to do with jazz vamping. Two's Company" has all the makings of a jazz classic, a genuinely memorable and singable melody which develops into a waltz. Windmills, pt.2" is intensely beautiful and lyrical. It conjures up feelings of being set happily adrift, free to embrace the most romantic of feelings. An Underground Thang" is an exquisitely crafted groove on Les Paul, warm, joyful, but complex and warmly affecting.
About Machrijam / Martin Connolly
Machrijam is the artist name of Martin Connolly. From Belfast, Ireland. Resident in Japan since early 1990s. He is married, and has two sons. Present status: Professor in the English Department at Tsurumi University in Yokohama, Japan. Has published on James Joyce, medieval literature & contemporary Irish lit, plus in other areas. Has also published a number of works of creative writing, novel, poetry, stories with Snowchild Press.Martin Connolly also runs a jazz website, called Jim's Garage, which features reports (and interviews with, or original photos of artists) of gigs by some of the greatest jazz artists in the world.