Oliver Nelson: The Blues and the Abstract Truth: The Stereo and Mono Versions
I realise there's a fashion for reissuing the mono versions of famous sessions we've long loved in stereo, on the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2018
Al Di Meola: Opus
Di Meola gets some fearful stick, usually from a press that is more stuck in the 1970s than he allegedly...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2018
Total Music Association: Walpurgisnacht
Total Music Association was an underground West German free-jazz collective active around the late 1960s/early 70s, with an ever-changing line-up....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2022
Joëlle Léandre: Live at the Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon
This double-disc, featuring two performances recorded on consecutive nights in 2009 and released now to mark Léandre's 60th birthday, provides...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2011
Abbey Lincoln: That's Him
Abbey Lincoln | Kenny Dorham | Max Roach | Paul Chambers | Sonny Rollins | Wynton Kelly
That's Him was 27-yearold Abbey Lincoln's first recording for Riverside, following her 1956 debut Abbey Lincoln's Affair – A Story...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Eji Oyewole: Charity Begins At Home
It might be nearly 50 years after he blazed a trail across Africa and Europe and played with Miles Davis...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwel in issue: November/2015
Héctor Lavoe: La Voz
It’s Fania Flashback time! Re-mastered by the legendary Kevin Gray for vinyl and also re-released in hi-res digital on Craft...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2023
Abdullah Ibrahim: 3
Abdullah Ibrahim | Cleave Guyton | Noah Jackson
The last two Gearbox releases by Abdullah Ibrahim are by his octet Ekaya (The Balance, 2019) and solo piano (Solotude,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2024
Vinicius Mendes: Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2
Inciting the sort of delight prompted by a crate-digger’s rare and precious find, the young Brazilian saxophonist, flautist and composer...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
Varre Vartiainen with Mike Stern: Head and Heart
As with his haircut, Mike Stern’s playing, especially when ‘guesting’ is very much his own style. But also, with best...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/2024
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