Louise van den Heuvel: Sonic Hug
Daniel Jonkers | Henrik Lasure | Louise van den Heuvel | Sam Comerford
First found in the linear-improvising Dishwasher_ trio, Dutch electric bassist Heuvel also works with Aka Moon drummer Stéphane Galland, and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024
Chet Baker: Plays and Sings
There seems to have been a plethora of Chet Baker releases in the last year or two, and there is...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities
The world-class contemporary sax colossus Chris Potter seems to be something of a late bloomer in terms of his recordings...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
Tara Minton and Ed Babar: Two For The Road
Ed Babar | Lilia Iontcheva | Stan Sulzmann | Tara Minton
This fine duo album from Australian harpist/vocalist Tara Minton and London bassist Ed Babar celebrates a long-standing musical collaboration. Penned...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2022
Pablo Held Trio: Investigations
Jonas Burgwinkel | Pablo Held | Robert Landfermann
The Cologne-based Pablo Held has been wowing critics in his native Germany and beyond for about 10 years now. Even...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2018
Anton Eger: Æ
When witnessing ‘live’ the high flying international piano trio Phronesis, it’s the Oslo-born drummer Anton Eger who most catches your...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019
Bill Stewart: Space Squid
Ben Street | Bill Carrothers | Bill Stewart | Seamus Blake
Bill Stewart’s classy mix of supple brushwork, strong pulse and polyrhythmic rumble has made him drummer of choice for the...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2016
JD Allen: Americana Vol 2
Charlie Hunter | Gregg August | J.D Allen | Rudy Royston
Since Detroit-born tenorist JD Allen's solo recording debut in 1999, this unobtrusively fine musician has figured in DownBeat Critics' Polls,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Kazemde George: I Insist
Adam Arruda | Isaac Wilson | Kazemde George | Sami Stevens | Tyron Allen II
Brooklyn-based now, George is a Caribbean American saxophonist from Berkeley, California, who says these 10 compositions reflect the ‘experiences, circumstances...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
Tom Rainey: Obbligato
Drew Gress | Ingrid Laubrock | Kris Davis | Ralph Alessi | Tom Rainey
You wouldn't normally associate the drummer Tom Rainey – and the kind of left-field New York-based improvisers with whom he...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014
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