Antonio Sánchez: New Life
Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson
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
Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You
Anthony Cox | Brandon Wozniak | Dave King | Dean Granros
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
The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic
Dave Rempis | Ken Vandermark | Mars Williams | Nick Mazzarella
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
Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse
Barry Green | Dave Green | Jeff Williams | Martin Speake
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
Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet
Chick Corea | Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter
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
David Murray: Lucky Four
Dave Burrell | David Murray | Victor Lewis | Wilbur Morris
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
Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity
Andrea Di Biase | Dave Hamblett | Ivo Neame | Julian Argüelles
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
Karen Sharp: Spirit
Dave Green | Karen Sharp | Nikki Iles | Steve Brown
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
Kevin Brady: Ensam
Bill Carrothers | Dave Redmond | Kevin Brady | Norma Winstone
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
O'Higgins & Luft: Play Monk & Trane
Dave O'Higgins | Rob Luft | Rod Youngs | Scott Flanigan
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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