Nigel Hitchcock: Hitchgnosis
Nigel Hitchcock has been a sought-after saxophonist within the pop-rock stratosphere since the 1990s, but has also held his own...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2020
Dave Sear: I Always Thought My Thoughts Were Me
Dave Sear | Elliott Samson | James Owston | Jim Bashford | Percy Pursglove
The opening track of trombonist Dave Sear’s debut album pretty much sets out his wares: 'Reservoir Retreat'’s tightly-written meandering unison...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: November/2022
Julian Lage: The Layers
Bill Frisell | Dave King | Jorge Roeder | Julian Lage
Julian Lage has not only been prolific but gone up a few gears creatively with this being his third recording...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2023
Joe Magnarelli: New York Osaka Junction
Akiko Tsuruga | Gary Smulyan | Joe Magnarelli | Rudy Royston
The Osaka reference comes from Ms Tsuruga's birthplace but otherwise this is a strictly New York affair. Steeple Chase contend...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2023
Camilla George: The People Could Fly
African folk tales of slavery and lost powers of flight sent Camilla George to sleep as a child in Nigeria....
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2018
Dave Douglas Quintet: Songs of Ascent
Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda May Han Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston
Curiously packaged in that the first part of the release, Book 1: Degrees is a universal release, while Book 2:...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2022
Ingrid Laubrock: Serpentines
Craig Taborn | Dan Peck | Ingrid Laubrock | Miya Masaoka | Peter Evans | Sam Pluta | Tyshawn Sorey
Ingrid Laubrock's various recordings as leader for the Swiss Label Intakt have positioned her at the hub of Brooklyn's experimental...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017
Stan Kenton: Four Classic Albums
With his penchant for bombast, it was quite a challenge for Stan Kenton to take on the romantic and ballad...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2021/2022
The Graham Bond Organisation: Wade In The Water
“This is what people have been waiting for!” exclaims Pete Brown, producer, and, vitally, longtime associate of so many of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2013
Bill Evans: Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956-1980)
There's a huge amount of good music here, as indeed there should be from a compilation covering a quarter-century. A...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2021
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