Review of Santana: Shape Shifter

Santana: Shape Shifter

Andy Vargas | Benny Rietveld | Carlos Santana | Chester Thompson | Dennis Chambers | Tony Lindsay

Starfaith Records/Sony Music

Rating: ★★★

There is no finer exponent of what became known as latin rock than Carlos Santana, who in live performance can...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2012

Review of Art Pepper: The Quintessence Los Angeles 1950-1960

Art Pepper: The Quintessence Los Angeles 1950-1960

Bill Perkins | His Giants | Joe Morello | John Graas | Marty Paich | Shelly Manne | Shorty Rogers | Stan Kenton Orchestra | Ted Brown

Fremeaux & Associes

Rating: ★★★

With almost all of Art Pepper's past catalogue currently available at affordable prices, this 2-CD release in the French-based Quintessence...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2012

Review of Anthony Strong: Delovely

Anthony Strong: Delovely

Anthony Strong | Chris Preece | Gav Broom | Geogre Philips | John Blease | Rob Greenwood | Tom Farmer | Tom White

Guaranteed Records

Rating: ★★★

As the Croydon-born singer, songwriter and pianist Anthony Strong illustrated on his 2009 debut, Guaranteed, he has the capacity to...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Review of Gary Peacock: Guamba

Gary Peacock: Guamba

Gary Peacock | Jan Garbarek | Palle Mikkelborg | Peter Erskine

ECM

Rating: ★★★

As with any record label of a certain reputation, ECM became adept at putting together unusual combinations of its star...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2019

Review of The Elton Dean Quartet – EDQ: They All Be On This Old Road

The Elton Dean Quartet – EDQ: They All Be On This Old Road

Chris Laurence | Elton Dean | Keith Tippett | Louis Moholo-Moholo

Editor's Choice

Ogun OGCD048

Rating: ★★★★

A gem from a bygone era, this digitally-remastered classic of a rare collector’s item – the LP Ogun 410, originally...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2022

Review of Black String: Mask Dance

Black String: Mask Dance

Aram Lee | Jean Oh | Min Wang Hwang | Yoon Jeong Heo

ACT

Rating: ★★★

Tradition in Korean music extends further back in time than any equivalent continuous practices in Western music. As such, the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Review of Philip Clemo: Dream Maps

Philip Clemo: Dream Maps

Arve Henriksen | BJ Cole | Byron Wallen | Clive Bell | Dirk Wachtelaer | Emily Burridge | Evi Vine | Henry Lowther | John Edwards | Kevin Pollard

All Colour Arts

Rating: ★★★

This is the London based, Scottish-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Philip Clemo's sixth ensemble recording since the late 1990s. Dream Maps...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2016

Review of Cécile McLorin Salvant: WomanChild

Cécile McLorin Salvant: WomanChild

Aaron Diehl | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Herlin Riley | James Chirillo | Rodney Whitaker

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★★

This recording from the winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Cécile McLorin Salvant, is one of the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2013

Review of David Sanborn: Then Again: The Anthology

David Sanborn: Then Again: The Anthology

David Sanborn

Rhino/Warners

Rating: ★★

As CVs go, it's not bad: on the blues side there's Paul Butterfield and Little Milton, from pop, rock and...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Review of Chet Baker: Sings

Chet Baker: Sings

Bob Neel | Bud Shank | Carson Smith | Chet Baker | Corky Hale | Jimmy Bond | Joe Mondragon | Lawrence Marable | Peter Littman | Red Mitchell

DreamCovers

Rating: ★★★

Chet Baker's elevation to icon status has been as a result of the recordings that the young fella cut for...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2014

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