Review of Eugene Chadbourne: There'll Be No Tears Tonight

Eugene Chadbourne: There'll Be No Tears Tonight

David Licht | Dennis Licht | Eugene Chadbourne | John Zorn | Robbie Link | Scott Manring | Tom Cora

Corbett vs Dempsey CvsD

Rating: ★★★

When this album was originally issued on Parachute Records in 1980 it was in the context of a growing wave...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2017

Review of Gabor Lesko: Fingerfusion Project

Gabor Lesko: Fingerfusion Project

Andra Cocilovo | Chad Wackerman | Eric Marienthal | Gabor Lesko | Jimmy Haslip | Mario Guarini | Oscar Trabucchi | Simon Phillips

Self release

Rating: ★★★

Lesko's sweetwinged fingers go further down the prog route with this exuberant release. Well, it could hardly be less than...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2020

Review of Don Ellis: The Lost Tapes Vol. 2

Don Ellis: The Lost Tapes Vol. 2

Don Ellis | Fred Selden | Jim Sawyer | Milcho Leviev | Sam Falzone | Tom Buffam

Sleepy Night Records

Rating: ★★★

This CD follows on from Don Ellis Vol. 1 Lost Tapes ‘Live in India’, the material gleaned from live personal...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018

Review of Johnny Scott Quintet: Purcell Variations For Five

Johnny Scott Quintet: Purcell Variations For Five

Arthur Watts | Barry Morgan | David Snell | Duncan Lamont | Johnny Scott

Fontana UK 1970

Best known these days as a successful composer for TV and film, British flautist, Johnny Scott, started out as a...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2014

Review of Stix Hooper: Live in LA/We Went West/A Jazz Moment In Time

Stix Hooper: Live in LA/We Went West/A Jazz Moment In Time

Airto Moreira | Andreas Berg | Bob Sheppard | Brian Bromberg | Charlie Shoemake | Del Atkins | Eugene Maslov | Freddie Hubbard | Gabriel Campos | Hubert Laws

Stix Hooper Enterprises

Rating: ★★★

A slew of releases from the one time Crusaders drum man and producer. A Jazz Moment In Time will intrigue...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2016

Review of Mitchel Forman Trio: Puzzle

Mitchel Forman Trio: Puzzle

Kevin Axt | Mitchel Forman | Steve Hass

BFM Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Turning 60 in a few months’ time, Forman has had a distinguished sideman career, with John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2015

Review of Naked Truth: Ouroboros

Naked Truth: Ouroboros

Graham Haynes | Lorenzo Feliciati | Pat Mastelotto | Roy Powell

Rarenoise

Rating: ★★★

Naked Truth are a kind of sweaty union between electric Miles, Pink Floyd-like progness and Crimson's industrial attack. The latter...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Review of Dose Hermanos: Batique

Dose Hermanos: Batique

Bob Bralove | Tom Constanten

Dose Hermanos

Rating: ★★★★

Seventeen years into Dose Hermanos' journey, this is their first collection of acoustic piano (Yamaha and Baldwin) performances. The composition...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: July/2014

Review of Nguyên Lê Trio: Silk and Sand

Nguyên Lê Trio: Silk and Sand

Chris Jennings | Etienne Mbappé | Miron Rafajlović | Nguyên Lê | Rhani Krija | Sylvain Barou

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★

Nguyên Lê has such touch and feel that it's hard not to be seduced into the dancing delicacies of his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2023

Review of Tryp Tych Tryo: Warsaw Conjunction

Tryp Tych Tryo: Warsaw Conjunction

Nacyet Wakili | Tamar Osborn | Wojtek Mazolewski

On The Corner/Lanquidity

Rating: ★★★

Warsaw Conjunction is an of-the-moment collaboration between Polish bassist Wojtek Mazolewski, and Londoners Tamar Osborn on flute and saxophone and...

Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: August/2024

Follow us

Jazzwise Print

  • Latest print issues

From £5.83 / month

Subscribe

Jazzwise Digital Club

  • Latest digital issues
  • Digital archive since 1997
  • Download tracks from bonus compilation albums during the year
  • Reviews Database access

From £7.42 / month

Subscribe

Subscribe from only £5.83

Never miss an issue of the UK's biggest selling jazz magazine.

Subscribe

View the Current
Issue

Take a peek inside the latest issue of Jazzwise magazine.

Find out more