Oscar Brown, Jr.: Between Heaven and Hell/Sin & Soul
David ‘Panama’ Francis | Floyd Morris | George Duvivier | Oscar Brown, Jr.
Perhaps it was the sheer breadth of his activity and his refusal to be pigeon-holed – as well as being...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2018
Superlocrian: Hills & Valleys
Edward Leaker | Gavin Mallett | Hugh Davies | Jade Gall | Mike Poyser | Sam Massey | Tom Green
Trumpeter Massey is Superlocrian’s instigator and the group has already made its mark on radio and in concert; this is...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024
Ramsey Lewis: Them Changes
Cleveland Eaton | Morris Jennings | Phil Upchurch | Ramsey Lewis
One of the great soul jazz pianists in funky electric mode at a very good live session at the Depot,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good/Sãlongo/Tequila Mockingbird/Love Notes
Ramsey Lewis's Columbia period followed the near demise of Chess, where he'd had his huge success with The In Crowd....
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2018
The OGJB Quartet: Ode To O
Barry Altschul | Graham Haynes | Joe Fonda | Oliver Lake
There’s no doubting the credentials of these four éminences grises who, between them, have worked with major avant-gardists including Anthony...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2022
Billy Bang: Lucky Man
The late violinist Billy Bang was one of several notable African-American musicians who served in Vietnam, and understandably went through...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2021
Tina Brooks Quintet: The Complete Recordings: Minor Moves/True Blue/Back To The Tracks/The Waiting Game
Having spent his early years scratching a living around the Big Apple with either local latin bands or supplying a...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2015
Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III
Dave Liebman | Drew Gress | Phil Haynes
Phil Haynes was 62 years of age on 15 June, a Downtown warrior who has remained true to the ethos...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2023
The Darius Brubeck Quartet: Live in Poland
Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens
How often do you come away from a jazz concert wishing it could have been bottled, and later poured out...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
David Murray Octet: Home
Caspar Brötzmann | Danny Longman | Eduardo Delgado Lopez
American record labels had virtually given up on the jazz avant-garde by the time the second wave of ‘new wavers’...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2020
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