Review of Phil Robson: Portrait in Extreme

Phil Robson: Portrait in Extreme

Christine Tobin | David Little | Phil Robson

Lyte Records LR050

Rating: ★★★★

Partly nurtured by lockdown, but definitely inspired by his new life amid the lakes and castles of the Republic of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022

Review of Okay Temiz Trio: Turkish Folk Jazz

Okay Temiz Trio: Turkish Folk Jazz

Björn Alke | Okay Temiz | Saffet G໮deger

Sonet 1975

With Turkey currently gripped by political and social turmoil, let’s take a moment to appreciate this proud cry of Turkish...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2013

Review of Olli Hirvonen: New Helsinki

Olli Hirvonen: New Helsinki

Adam O'Farrill | Luke Marantz | Martin Kenney | Nathan Ellman-Bell | Olli Hirvonen | Walter Smith III

Edition

Rating: ★★★

Helsinki heritage, New York base, Brit label, Hirvonen trails the clouds of glory that come with winning prizes and getting...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2017

Review of Citrus Sun: Expansions and Visions

Citrus Sun: Expansions and Visions

Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick

Dome Records

Rating: ★★★★

Citrus Sun is the long-time passion project of celebrated Incognito leader and producer Bluey Maunick. Given that the group is...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020

Review of Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco: Thank You To John Coltrane

Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco: Thank You To John Coltrane

Paul Dunmall | Tony Bianco

SLAM

Rating: ★★★

This duo of Paul Dunmall and American drummer Tony Bianco recalls immediately Trane's work with Elvin Jones and later Rashied...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: October/2012

Review of Tim Warfield: Eye of the Beholder

Tim Warfield: Eye of the Beholder

Clarence Penn | Cyrus Chestnut | Nicholas Payton | Rodney Whitaker | Tim Warfield

Criss Cross Criss

Rating: ★★★★

Tim Warfield's meaty tone, sharp articulation and carefully constructed themes have strong roots in the soulful, boundary-nudging Blue Note aesthetic...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2013

Review of Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]

Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]

Alex Hawkins | Alex Ward | Dylan Bates | Hannah Marshall | James Arben | Julie Kjær | Laura Jurd | Neil Charles | Nick Malcolm | Otto Fischer

Alexander Hawkins Music

Rating: ★★★★

His collaborations and sideman gigs, above all with the legendary Louis Moholo-Moholo, are notable, but Hawkins' recordings under his own...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2017

Review of Gavin Harrison: Cheating The Polygraph

Gavin Harrison: Cheating The Polygraph

Ben Castle | Dave Stewart | Freddie Gavita | Gareth Lockrane | Gary Sanctuary | Gavin Harrison | Larry Williams | Laurence Cottle | Mark Nightingale | Nigel Hitchcock

Kscope CD/vinyl

Rating: ★★★

Harrison holds down the drum chair in Porcupine Tree and King Crimson so knows a thing or three of all...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015

Review of Steve Tibbetts: Life Of

Steve Tibbetts: Life Of

Marc Anderson | Michelle Kinney | Steve Tibbets

ECM

Rating: ★★★

On his ninth album for the ECM label since his debut back in 1981, the Minnesota-based guitarist Steve Tibbett continues...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Review of Milton Nascimento: Bituca: The Definitive Collection

Milton Nascimento: Bituca: The Definitive Collection

Milton Nascimento

Wrasse

Rating: ★★★

Brazilian demigod Milton Nascimento has built a long and successful career on his singular voice, a falsetto as high and...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

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