Review of Antonio Sánchez: New Life

Antonio Sánchez: New Life

Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★

New Life is a giant step forward in the career of the brilliant drummer, whose work on so many Pat...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2018

Review of Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You

Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You

Anthony Cox | Brandon Wozniak | Dave King | Dean Granros

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★

Panic not, this isn’t, Zeus save us, another Colosseum reissue (or even an AC/DC tribute, though that would’ve been fun):...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2018

Review of The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic

The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic

Dave Rempis | Ken Vandermark | Mars Williams | Nick Mazzarella

Aerophonic

Rating: ★★★★

This duck-billed doozy finds four generations of horn honkers blowing in from the Windy City to cut a cross-section through...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2015

Review of Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse

Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse

Barry Green | Dave Green | Jeff Williams | Martin Speake

Pumpkin Records

Rating: ★★★

Barnet born Speake’s first set with this quartet, 2008’s Generations, attracted a good deal of admiration, and this second outing...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2011

Review of Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet

Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet

Chick Corea | Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter

Sleepy Night

Rating: ★★★

This performance, by what has come to be known as Davis' ‘Lost Quintet’, was taken from his Autumn 1969 tour...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2019

Review of David Murray: Lucky Four

David Murray: Lucky Four

Dave Burrell | David Murray | Victor Lewis | Wilbur Morris

Enja/Pure Pleasure

Rating: ★★★★

When Murray burst onto the free jazz loft scene in New York of the late 1970s, his saxophone style embraced...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023

Review of Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity

Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity

Andrea Di Biase | Dave Hamblett | Ivo Neame | Julian Argüelles

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

The Loose Tubes saxophonist Julian Argüelles and Phronesis pianist Ivo Neame are among the most influential figures of their respective...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Review of Karen Sharp: Spirit

Karen Sharp: Spirit

Dave Green | Karen Sharp | Nikki Iles | Steve Brown

Trio

Rating: ★★★

Sharp’s earlier albums teamed her with another front-line player, here she goes it alone, albeit with a fine rhythm section...

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

Review of Kevin Brady: Ensam

Kevin Brady: Ensam

Bill Carrothers | Dave Redmond | Kevin Brady | Norma Winstone

LRP

Rating: ★★★

You might call this a belated follow- up to Brady’s 2007 Common Ground (LRP) and the 2009 Zeitgeist (Fresh Sound...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016

Review of O'Higgins & Luft: Play Monk & Trane

O'Higgins & Luft: Play Monk & Trane

Dave O'Higgins | Rob Luft | Rod Youngs | Scott Flanigan

Editor's Choice

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

Here's a frontline to savour, with edgesome youth and deep jazz experience, two musicians with a sense of the out-there...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2019

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