Review of Jane Ira Bloom/Mark Helias: Some Kind Of Tomorrow

Jane Ira Bloom/Mark Helias: Some Kind Of Tomorrow

Jane Ira Bloom | Mark Helias

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

Bloom has been turning out brilliant albums since the late 1970s and, for all that time, has played only soprano....

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2021

Review of R+R=Now: Live

R+R=Now: Live

Robert Glasper

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★

After the 2018 studio set Collagically Speaking comes a live album drawn from a month-long residency by Robert Glasper, biggest...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2021

Review of Paul Desmond: Easy Living

Paul Desmond: Easy Living

Enrico Rava | Gianluca Petrella | Roberto Gatto | Rosario Bonaccorso | Stefano Bollani

ECM

Rating: ★★★★★

Although I asked Dave Brubeck if there was a gentleman's agreement between him and the late Paul Desmond whereby the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2019

Review of Jeremy Rose & The Earshift Orchestra featuring Simon Barker and Chloe Kim: Disruption! The Voice of the Drums

Jeremy Rose & The Earshift Orchestra featuring Simon Barker and Chloe Kim: Disruption! The Voice of the Drums

Ben Carey | Chloe Kim | Hilary Geddes | Jaques Emery | Jeremy Rose | Novak Manojlovic | Simon Barker | Thomas Avgenicos

Earshift Music

Rating: ★★

Jeremy Rose made sure he was earmarked as talent to watch with 2015's Wire in the Blood, not only as...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Review of Howard Riley: Constant Change 1976-2016

Howard Riley: Constant Change 1976-2016

Howard Riley

NoBusiness NBCD 91-95

Rating: ★★★★

Material from the second disc here appeared on a small-run cassette issue back in 1992, but otherwise this 5CD sequel...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: March/2017

Review of Nette Robinson's Little Big Band: The Little Big Band Plays

Nette Robinson's Little Big Band: The Little Big Band Plays

Adrian Fry | Chris Nickolls | Nette Robinson | Tony Woods | Will Hyland

33Jazz206

Rating: ★★★

Formed in 2005, this debut album from Nette Robinson's Little Big Band, subtly combining the composed and the improvised, is...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2010

Review of Stan Tracey: The Flying Pig

Stan Tracey: The Flying Pig

Andrew Cleyndert | Clark Tracey | Mark Armstrong | Simon Allen | Stan Tracey

Resteamed RSJ

Rating: ★★★★

Six new pieces by Stan, inspired by World War One and played with vigour and verve, that might have come...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2013

Review of Jamie Leeming: Resynthesis

Jamie Leeming: Resynthesis

Ben Reed | Hugo Piper | Jamie Houghton | Jamie Leeming | Jas Kayser | Joe Downard | Laura Groves | Nathaniel Facey | Quinn Oulton

Sekito

Rating: ★★★

Young London guitarist Jamie Leeming’s solo debut deals with memory, seeing it as a shifting, synthetic process over time, yet...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2022

Review of Wayne Horvitz/Geoff Harper/Eric Eagle: The Snowghost Sessions

Wayne Horvitz/Geoff Harper/Eric Eagle: The Snowghost Sessions

Eric Eagle | Geof Harper | Wayne Horvitz

Songlines

Rating: ★★★★

Horvitz pitched in three very differing contexts. ‘Those Who Remain’ is a concerto for orchestra and improvising soloist (Frisell, who...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2019

Review of Somi: Holy Room – Live at Alte Oper with Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Somi: Holy Room – Live at Alte Oper with Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Somi

Editor's Choice

Self-release

Rating: ★★★★

Were it not for lockdown, we may never have got to hear this remarkable live album by vocalist and songwriter...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2020

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