Review of David Hazeltine Trio: Blues for Gerry

David Hazeltine Trio: Blues for Gerry

David Hazeltine | Joe Farnsworth | Peter Washington

Criss Cross Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

Hazeltine, born 1958 in Milwaukee and a New Yorker by adoption long since, crops up often on albums by his...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2023

Review of Émile Parisien/Roberto Negro: Les Métanuits

Émile Parisien/Roberto Negro: Les Métanuits

Émile Parisien | Roberto Negro

ACT

Rating: ★★★

Émile Parisien, now 40 years of age, has assembled an impressive discography on ACT that can be calibrated on a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2023

Review of Zoe Rahman: Colour Of Sound

Zoe Rahman: Colour Of Sound

Alex Dankworth | Alex Ridout | Byron Wallen | Gene Calderazzo | Idris Rahman | Rosie Turton | Rowland Sutherland | Zoe Rahman

Editor's Choice

Manushi

Rating: ★★★★

Some two decades after her auspicious debut The Cynic, British pianist Zoe Rahman emphatically fulfils the considerable potential that was...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023

Review of Ivo Perelman/Aruán Ortiz/Lester St. Louis: Prophecy

Ivo Perelman/Aruán Ortiz/Lester St. Louis: Prophecy

Aruán Ortiz | Ivo Perelman | Lester St. Louis

Mahakala

Rating: ★★★

Brazilian tenor man Perelman is probably best known for his enduring partnership with pianist Matthew Shipp, which has found voice...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2023

Review of Dorothy Ashby: With Strings Attached

Dorothy Ashby: With Strings Attached

Arthur Taylor | Dorothy Ashby | Ed Thigpen | Eddie Jones | Frank Wess | Grady Tate | Herman Wright | Jimmy Cleveland | Jimmy Cobb | John Tooley

New Land Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Although she didn’t ‘invent’ the jazz harp – that distinction probably belongs to Casper Reardon (1907-41) or Adele Girard (1913–1993)...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: August/2023

Review of Old and New Dreams

Old and New Dreams

Charlie Haden | Dewey Redman | Don Cherry | Ed Blackwell

ECM Luminessence

Rating: ★★★★

These two releases, both examples of exceptional music-making, represent the second batch of ECM’s new Luminescence vinyl reissue programme, casting...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2023

Review of Ambrose Akinmusire: Beauty Is Enough

Ambrose Akinmusire: Beauty Is Enough

Ambrose Akinmusire

Origami Harvest

Rating: ★★★★

Since his 2008 debut Prelude, Ambrose Akinmusire has been nothing if not adventurous; and this latest release consolidates his ambition...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Wilma Baan: Look At Me Now!

Wilma Baan: Look At Me Now!

Graham Harvey | James McMillan | Jeremy Brown | Nat Steele | Nigel Price | Sebastiaan de Krom | Tristan Banks | Wilma Baan

Wilma Baan/ECN

Rating: ★★★★

From the swinging opener ‘Oh! Look at Me Now’ to the striking ballad ‘Never Let Me Go’, vocalist Wilma Baan's...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2023

Review of Naya Baaz: Charm

Naya Baaz: Charm

Jennifer Vincent | Josh Feinberg | Rez Abbasi | Satoshi Takeishi

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Since his arrival on the jazz scene, Karachi-born, California-based guitarist Rez Abbasi has made excellent music as a bandleader, but...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Marquis Hill: Rituals + Routines

Marquis Hill: Rituals + Routines

Ariesfoolmoon | Braxton Cook | G. Thomas Allen | Indie Buz | Joel Ross | Junius Paul | Marquis Hill | Michael King | Phoelix

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★

Since his 2011 debut release New Gospel introduced a new set of Chicago players and a fresh take on the...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: September/2023

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