If: Live at the BBC
If had a brief but impactful career, perhaps best remembered these days as an early vehicle for saxophonist Dick Morrissey....
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2023
Paul Dunmall, BBC Concert Orchestra, Brian Irvine Ensemble: Montana Strange
This duo of Paul Dunmall and American drummer Tony Bianco recalls immediately Trane's work with Elvin Jones and later Rashied...
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: October/2012
Ricky Ford: The Wailing Sounds of Ricky Ford: Paul’s Scene
Barry Altschul | Jerome Harris | Mark Soskin | Ricky Ford
A former Mercer Ellington, Mingus and Hampton sideman, Ford seemed to be everywhere for a while, recording prolifically and touring....
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2022
The Callum Au Big Band: Something's Coming
You have to admire a can-do attitude in a musician. Callum Au was barely out of diapers when he became...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2013
Matteo Sabattini: Metamorpho
Aaron Parks | Chris Potter | Matt Clohesy | Matteo Sabattini | Mike Moreno | Obed Calvaire
As a new talent with a fresh sound, altoist Sabattini makes an ideal subject for this label. His alto–sax tone...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013
Alfredo Rodriguez/Pedrito Martinez: Duologue
Alfredo Rodriguez | Pedrito Martinez
Quincy Jones, co-producing and executive producing, knows a winning combo when he hears one, and this couple of Cubanos –...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2019
Alfredo Rodríguez: The Little Dream
Alfredo Rodríguez | Michael Olivera | Munri Hossn
Co-produced by Quincy Jones, a central figure in Alfredo Rodríguez's unfolding story since the pair met at the 2006 Montreux...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2018
Thomas Agergaard Quartet: Testing 1-2-3-4
Carsten Dahl | Lennart Ginman | Thomas Agergaard | Thomas Blachman
Agergaard is one of Denmark's top tenor saxophonists. He's been around the block and then some, and has refined what...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020
Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz Vol.9: Blue Note Parts 1 & 2
One of the pioneering labels in the history of jazz is a logical entry in Jazzman's excellent Spiritual Jazz compilation...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2019
Kevin Figes & You Are Here: Seven For Lee/Green and Orange Night Park
Jim Blomfield | Kevin Figes | Pete Judge | Raphael Clarkson | Riaan Vosloo | Tony Orrell
This is one of those ideas that's so good that you wonder why nobody's attempted it before: get a group...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
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