Selaws
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Book 12: Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star by Chris Searle (Jazz In Britain, 2024)
The latest book from Jazz In Britain collates years worth of articles from "The Morning Star". I have to admit that this 394-page book was tough to get through, not because it wasn't interesting, but because each article is only a page or 2 long and I found it difficult to hold my concentration. This was mainly down to not being familiar with 90% of the musicians mentioned, but apart from this, it was a good read.
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Book 13: Change Is ... A Survey of British Modern Jazz, 1946-73 by Tony Adam (Self-Published, 2018)
This is more of a reference book than anything but it's pretty damn brilliant. Across the 254 pages, Adam highlights a key British jazz musician and provides a bit of a history as well as a detailed analysis of some of their 'best' albums, to which he gives a star rating. Exactly the kind of book that interests me as there is so little written about the British jazz scene.
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Book 14: Shift by Hugh Howey (Arrow, 2013)
I read the first book in the "Silo" trilogy earlier in the year and loved it, so I decided to go for the second one. It didn't meet the same heights as the first in my opinion, but I still rate it highly and its definitely a book I will read again. I believe the final book brings the first and second together so I look forward to reading that too.
![IMG_1716.JPG IMG_1716.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206890-fa9928c87e80c251f57dda4d6a355b45.jpg)
Book 15: The Expanse Book 01 - Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Orbit, 2012)
I watched The Expanse TV show a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Earlier in the year I read the 3rd book in the series (it was the only one that the airport bookshop had) and loved it, so I jumped back and bought the first. A really great start to the series, which I will definitely delve into more this year.
![IMG_2518.JPG IMG_2518.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206891-204517b9eb665f3a4197b05174b830e7.jpg)
The latest book from Jazz In Britain collates years worth of articles from "The Morning Star". I have to admit that this 394-page book was tough to get through, not because it wasn't interesting, but because each article is only a page or 2 long and I found it difficult to hold my concentration. This was mainly down to not being familiar with 90% of the musicians mentioned, but apart from this, it was a good read.
![IMG_0077.JPG IMG_0077.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206885-aeb892457e9b0c8991ec3e73cca3431b.jpg)
Book 13: Change Is ... A Survey of British Modern Jazz, 1946-73 by Tony Adam (Self-Published, 2018)
This is more of a reference book than anything but it's pretty damn brilliant. Across the 254 pages, Adam highlights a key British jazz musician and provides a bit of a history as well as a detailed analysis of some of their 'best' albums, to which he gives a star rating. Exactly the kind of book that interests me as there is so little written about the British jazz scene.
![IMG_1398.JPG IMG_1398.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206887-5b72b9658a3b4631d75b6034742e1138.jpg)
Book 14: Shift by Hugh Howey (Arrow, 2013)
I read the first book in the "Silo" trilogy earlier in the year and loved it, so I decided to go for the second one. It didn't meet the same heights as the first in my opinion, but I still rate it highly and its definitely a book I will read again. I believe the final book brings the first and second together so I look forward to reading that too.
![IMG_1716.JPG IMG_1716.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206890-fa9928c87e80c251f57dda4d6a355b45.jpg)
Book 15: The Expanse Book 01 - Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Orbit, 2012)
I watched The Expanse TV show a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Earlier in the year I read the 3rd book in the series (it was the only one that the airport bookshop had) and loved it, so I jumped back and bought the first. A really great start to the series, which I will definitely delve into more this year.
![IMG_2518.JPG IMG_2518.JPG](https://s3needlesandgrooves.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/data/attachments/206/206891-204517b9eb665f3a4197b05174b830e7.jpg)