Review of John Escreet: Don't Fight the Inevitable

John Escreet: Don't Fight the Inevitable

Ambrose Akinmusire | David Binney | John Escreet | Matt Brewer | Nasheet Waits

Mythology

Rating: ★★★★

In such a short space of time, the Doncaster-born pianist and composer John Escreet has made quite an impact on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010

Review of Judy Niemack: What's Love?

Judy Niemack: What's Love?

Doug Weiss | Eric Alexander | Joe Farnsworth | Judy Niemack | Peter Bernstein | Sullivan Fortner

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded over two days at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, this fine new album from...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2023

Review of Pat Metheny: Side-Eye – NYC (V1–IV)

Pat Metheny: Side-Eye – NYC (V1–IV)

James Francies | Marcus Gilmore | Pat Metheny

Editor's Choice

BMG/Modern Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Our received notions of Pat Metheny is that there is not one, but two Pat Methenys. There’s the Pat Metheny...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021

Review of Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth

Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth

Aaron Johnson | Armand Hirsch | Bryan Carter | Emmet Cohen | Veronica Swift | Yasushi Nakamura

Editor's Choice

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★★

Veronica Swift's second album for Mack Avenue is an eclectic, unforgettable delight, with the singer's out-and-out virtuosity perfectly matched by...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2021

Review of Calum Gourlay: Live At The Ridgeway

Calum Gourlay: Live At The Ridgeway

Calum Gourlay

Two Rivers Records

Rating: ★★★★

Master musicians such as Dave Holland, William Parker and Henry Grimes have proved the acoustic bass can have a mesmerising,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Review of Jeff Williams: Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales

Jeff Williams: Live at London Jazz Festival: Road Tales

Jeff Williams | John O'Gallagher | Josh Arcoleo | Sam Lasserson

Whirlwind

Rating: ★★★★

Jeff Williams, the Ohio-born drummer and composer who has played with the best in both New York and London (Dave...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2021

Review of Noah Preminger & Kim Cass: Thunda

Noah Preminger & Kim Cass: Thunda

Noah Preminger

Dry Bridge Records

Rating: ★★★★

Reeds maestro Noah Preminger and bassist Kim Cass are go-to musicians in New York left-field jazz, The better-known Preminger has...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2021

Review of Jim Black Trio: Actuality

Jim Black Trio: Actuality

Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan

Winter & Winter

Rating: ★★★★

Have Germany's Winter & Winter label stopped doing their special cardboard CD design packaging? Well, as they say, it's the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Review of Phil Donkin: Walk Alone

Phil Donkin: Walk Alone

Phil Donkin

Klaeng-records

Rating: ★★★

Solo jazz/improv bass records are not plentiful - Barre Phillips may have been the first with his seminal 1968 Journal...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023

Review of Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

Adam Ross | Anders Viborg | Andreas Gidlund | Fredrik Kronkvist | Fredrik Lindborg | Fredrik Norén | Hannes Junestav | Johan Christoffersson | Karl Olandersson | Karl-Martin Almqvist

Ubuntu Music UBO148CD

Rating: ★★★★

The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra led by Fredrick Norén is one of the prime exhibits on the Stockholm jazz scene for...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2024

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