Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky
It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Mike Stern: All Over The Place
If you thought Big Neighbourhood, Stern's impressive run out from a couple of years ago tapped a diverse range of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2012
New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970
Neil Ardley would have been pleasantly surprised with the emergence of work that he thought had disappeared into the ether...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2024
Album Interview: Sarah Jane Morris: Bloody Rain
In many ways, this is a remarkable album. Remarkable for its ambition, its sound world, its powerful stories and, at...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2014
Muhal Richard Abrams: Celestial Birds
Abrams’ legend status as a founder of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) has possibly reduced the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2020
Herb Hardesty and His Band: The Domino Effect Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-1961
Many future modern jazz stars including John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin and Stanley Turrentine were just some of the many young...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2012
Wes Montgomery: Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings
A sequel to Echoes of Indiana Avenue, Resonance's 2012 release taken from the same tape sources, this new volume of...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: July/2019
Bobby Broom & The Organi-Sation: Soul Fingers
When a 20-year-old Bobby Broom debuted on the GRP label as a leader in 1981, it signalled a star was...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Lee Morgan: Four Classic Albums: Second Set
Hurrah! Here's an Avid that makes as much sense programmatically as it does commercially! Focusing on four of Morgan's 1956-57...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: November/2019
Album Interview: Nat Birchall: World Without Form
Adam Fairhall | Andy Hay | Corey Mwamba | Jon Thorne | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka | Paul Hession
Birchall's follow-up to last year's excellent Sacred Dimension finds him further pursuing his heartfelt devotion to the spirit and sound...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2012
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