Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo: Songs of Mirth and Melancholy
Apparently we owe the existence of this duo, as compared to the long-standing Branford quartet with Joey, to their guest...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2011
Unisono Quartet/Taivaantemppeli: Live In Studio 1973
This is a curiosity in that so few recordings exist of Finnish bands of the era. Although dubbed as ‘fusion’,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016
Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Orchestra: African Space Program
Released in a series of Enja Jazz Classics, this is one of only two big-band albums directed by the then...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2014
Troyk-estra: Album Interview: Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2013
Originally commissioned by Jazzwise for its 15th anniversary festival at Ronnie Scott's in 2012, Troyk-estra sees the three members of...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014
Various Artists: Miles Ahead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Don Cheadle's recent feature Miles Ahead didn’t follow the usual ‘biopic’ rules of time and space so it's ironic that...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016
Billie Holiday: The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances
Given the title of this compact disc, The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances, plus a photograph of Billie Holiday at her...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2016
Kevin Eubanks: East West Time Line
This is very much a game of two halves, or an album of two sides, with the proviso that the...
Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: May/2017
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
Back in 1985, there were rumours flying around that Buddy Rich's band was not what it once was. The gossip...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018
Elephant9: Arrival of the New Elders
Nikolai Hængsle | Ståle Storløkken | Torstein Lofthus
Welcome to an acid-free altered state. The fiery onslaught of 2019's twin double-live albums, Psychedelic Backfire I and II, has...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2021
Ebi Soda: Honk If You’re Sad
Youthful Brightonian quartet Ebi Soda bring some of the character of the bohos’ favourite coastal town into their take on...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: April/2022
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