Review of Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear

Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear

Anna Butterss | Anton Hatwich | Ben LaMar Gay | Ben Lumsdain | Bex Burch | Dan Bitney | Diego Gaeta | Macie Stewart | Mikel Patrick Avery | Oren Marshall

International Anthem

Rating: ★★★★

There’s a journey within this atmospheric album. It starts with the sound of someone walking into a forest, following a...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Ed Motta: Behind the Tea Chronicles

Ed Motta: Behind the Tea Chronicles

Alberto Continentino | Czech FILMharmonic Orchestra | Ed Motta | João Oliveira | Michel Limma | Paulette McWilliams | Phillip Ingram | Sergio Mello

Editor's Choice

MPS

Rating: ★★★★

In his native Brazil, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Ed Motta is known as a rock and soul artist, but with...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Ocean Floor

Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Ocean Floor

Ayanna Witter-Johnson | Gwilym Simcock | LSO Percussion Ensemble

LSO Live

Rating: ★★★★

Singer-songwriter, pianist and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson has developed an increasingly fruitful collaboration with the LSO which has resulted in works...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967

Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967

Al Zulaica | Armando Peraza | Bill Fitch | Cal Tjader | Carl Burnett | Clare Fischer | Fred Schreiber | Johnny Rae | Lonnie Hewitt | Monk Montgomery

Jazz Detective

Rating: ★★★★

As he says in his note for this album, Gary Burton rated Cal Tjader as one of the four great...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Snorre Kirk: Top Dog

Snorre Kirk: Top Dog

Anders Fjeldsted | Mads Kjølby | Magnus Hjorth | Michael Blicher | Snorre Kirk | Stephen Riley

Stunt

Rating: ★★★

We first came across the Denmark-based Norwegian drummer Kirk on an earlier Stunt issue and noted in Jazzwise 267 his...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023

Review of Nite Bjuti

Nite Bjuti

Candice Hoyes | Mimi Jones | Val Jeanty

Editor's Choice

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Black music has a long history of experiments in sound and this engrossing new collaborative trio makes a significant addition...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

John Lockwood | Mark Walker | Tim Ray

Whaling City Sound

Rating: ★★★★

Pianist Ray was MD for Tony Bennett from 2016 through to the late singer's retirement in 2021 but is clearly...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023

Review of David Virelles: Carta

David Virelles: Carta

Ben Street | David Virelles | Eric McPherson

Editor's Choice

Intakt

Rating: ★★★★

My word, this is good. Renowned Cuban pianist/composer Virelles is joined by a first-class rhythm section for this, his eighth...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023

Review of Christian Dillingham: Cascades

Christian Dillingham: Cascades

Christian Dillingham | Dave Miller | Greg Artry | Lenard Simpson

Greenleaf

Rating: ★★★

Bassist Christian Dillingham has a round sound, strong fingers and a score of sideman album credits ranging from modern jazz...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2023

Review of Howl Quartet: Airglow

Howl Quartet: Airglow

Dan Smith | Harry Brunt | Matt Parkinson | Pete Komor

Self-release

Rating: ★★★

Reading the Howl Quartet’s PR material, replete with phrases like “wild, expressive” and “outright untamed”, it is hard to correlate...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: November/2023

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