Miles Davis - Sign Of The Times
- Thursday, April 28, 2011
Regarded by many as Miles Davis’ last major statement, Tutu was released 25 years ago this month.
Regarded by many as Miles Davis’ last major statement, Tutu was released 25 years ago this month.
The latest Joshua Redman album relies on the force and presence of a new co-operative quartet that goes by the name of James Farm rather than the strength of Redman’s personality on its own.
Courtney Pine casts his net wide on his new album, his first targeted squarely on the bass clarinet and the first to take on his own thoughts on what it means to be an Afro Caribbean jazz musician living in a modern multi-cultural Europe.
Tim Garland reunited for the first time in nearly a decade with vibes man Joe Locke and pianist Geoff Keezer in the Storms/Nocturnes Trio to record new album VIA.
Kairos 4tet take a more melodic and song-like approach to jazz contrasting strongly with the New York avant-jazz influences that have dominated on the young Brit jazz scene in the last few years.
Kurt Elling follows up his wondrous John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman-inspired album Dedicated To You with a soul and rock songbook-flavoured release titled The Gate produced by famed rock producer Don Was.
Devastated by the death of Esbjörn Svensson, it’s taken time and much soul searching for EST drummer Magnus Öström to return to music.
For his first album since his widely praised release Golden, pianist Kit Downes has expanded his trio, looking for a more expansive sound and new direction.
Dave Cliff would be the first to admit that he isn’t exactly the ‘new boy on the block’, but he’s paid his dues and garnered an enviable reputation among his fellow musicians as a superlative lyrical and emotive player who can just as easily string a wild bebop line together as tear your heart apart.
Led Bib come out fighting with their first album since the critically acclaimed Sensible Shoes.