William Hooker: Channels of Consciousness
Adam Lane | Chris DiMeglio | Dave Ross | Sanga | William Hooker
Drummer William Hooker has been operating on the fringes of New York's free-jazz scene since the 1970s, steering a singular...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2013
Bill Evans: Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate
The Resonance album is a considerable find, not only in terms of musical content but sound quality. For a live...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2012
Alphonse Mouzon: The Man Incognito
Ever wondered where Will.i.am got that interstellar soul man look? No? Shame on you: just check the cover of The...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2012
Album Interview: Mike Gibbs with the NDR Big Band and Norma Winstone: Here's A Song For You
Here's A Song For You is a beautiful piece of work. It mixes standards like ‘Here Come De Honey Man’...
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: February/2012
Ray Charles: The Singles Collection 1949-62
If ever a 5-CD set were devised to act as the curtain raiser for the recently-issued True Genius 6-CD set...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2022
Kyle Eastwood: Candid Kyle
Andrew McCormack | Dave O'Higgins | Graeme Blevins | Graeme Flowers | Kyle Eastwood | Martyn Kaine
‘Go whistle!’ Kyle Eastwood (perhaps) told his dad, legendary film actor and director Clint, before going into the studio to...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2017
John Aram Quintet with Kenny Wheeler: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Suite
Andy Scherrer | Colin Vallon | Dave Whitford | John Aram | Kenny Wheeler | Norbert Pfammatter
In Geneva where he has been resident the past two decades, John Aram is a well-regarded jazz trombonist and composer...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015
Bob James Trio: Espresso
Highly prolific on record, Bob James is usually described as a fusion specialist and as the king of pop/jazz and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2018
Mike Westbrook Orchestra: The Cortège
The Westbrooks have made many beautiful and profound records but this is my favourite. That I can say that without...
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: June/2011
Ian Shaw: The Theory of Joy
Barry Green | Dave Ohm | Ian Shaw | Mick Hutton
There’s an added poignancy to Shaw’s first album with a piano trio in that he covers Bowie’s ‘Where Are We...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2016
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