Michael Dease: Father Figure

Behn Gilece | Endea Owens | Glenn Zaleski | Immanuel Wilkins | Luther Allison | Markus Howell | Michael Dease

While heaping praise on Conrad Herwig for his latest CD for Criss Cross, this writer mentions ‘deep-south’-born Michael Dease as,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2016

The Philadelphia Orchestra, cond. Christian Mačelaru: Wynton Marsalis: The Blues Symphony (Symphony No. 2)

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Not only was Wynton Marsalis a very fine classical trumpet soloist, but he has written brilliantly for symphony orchestra in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2021

Hungry Ghosts: Segaki

Christian Meaas Svensen | Paal Nilssen-Love | Yong Yandsen

Yong Yandsen is a Malaysian tenor saxophonist who, among other things, has collaborated with the Norwegian rhythm section of bassist...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2025

Eric Reed: Groovewise

Ben Williams | Eric Reed | Gregory Hutchinson | Seamus Blake

Back in the 1990s, Eric Reed was a fairly regular visitor to the UK. Sadly, some 20 years later, we...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2015

Louis Sclavis Quintet: Rouge

Bruno Chevillon | Christian Ville | Dominique Pifarély | François Raulin | Louis Sclavis

I don't know what the Frenchman's inspiration for the title of this recording was – Rouge (Red) – but there's...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2019

Christian Garrick: Spirit of Stephane

This UK violinist's quaint tribute to Django's legendary group partner Stéphane Grappelli includes tunes by Stevie Wonder and Bill Evans,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Marquis Hill: The Way We Play

Christie Dashiell | Christopher McBride | Harold Green III | Joshua Ramos | Juan Pastor | Justin ‘Justefan’ Thomas | Makay McCraven | Marquis Hill | Meagan McNeal | Vincent Gardiner

If you skip the opening voiceover band introductory track, this turns out to be an interesting and pleasurable album featuring...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: September/2016

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik: Zurich Concert

Christian Lillinger | Kaja Draksler | Petter Eldh

You’ll find most piano-bass-drums instrumental line-ups filed under ‘piano trio jazz’ but there’s a collective ethos at work in the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2022

Maceo Parker: Soul Classics

Christian McBride | Cora Coleman-Dunham | Maceo Parker | Michael Abene | WDR Big Band Cologne

While the premise here is sound – a legendary American horn player fronting a very able European big band –...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Miles Davis: North Sea Legendary Concerts

Brian Blade | Christian McBride | Danilo Pérez | Gary Willis | Herbie Hancock | Mitchel Forman | Tom Brechtlein | Wayne Shorter

This concert was recorded on 13th July 1985, when Miles Davis opened the second day (Saturday) of the North Sea...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014