Jim Black Trio: Somatic
Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan
One of the most imaginative drummers in New York, Seattle’s Jim Black has worked with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2012
Sadao Watanabe: Open Road
Around ten or 12 years ago, at the dawn of the 21st century, a whole rash of previously obscure, out-of-print...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2012
The Spanish Donkey: Raoul
Jamie Saft | Joe Morris | Mike Pride
Keyboardist Jamie Saft describes this project as aiming for “a monolithic, microtonal blues vibe” – which tells you pretty much...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2015
Peter Jones: One Way Ticket To Palookaville
Davide Giovannini | Geoff Gascoyne | Neil Angilley | Peter Jones | Vasilis Xenopoulos
Great arrangements, a nicely varied track list, a killer band. This debut album from London-based vocalist Peter Jones has lots...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2013
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
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
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