Jerry Bergonzi: Rigmaroll
Andrea Michelutti | Bruce Barth | Dave Santora | Jerry Bergonzi | Phil Grenadier
Back in the day, virtually every tenor player had such a distinctive sound, you knew immediately who it was. Times...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2015
Lovey's Original Trinidad String Band: Encore “Lovey”! The Historic Trinidad String Band Recordings 1912 and 1914
George Robertson Lovelace Baillie | various personnel
This is historic music in every sense of the term. These priceless recordings take us back to the dawn of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2023
Simon Purcell: Red Circle
Chris Batchelor | Gene Calderazzo | Julian Siegel | Liane Carroll | Simon Purcell | Steve Watts
Seriously, when you've been involved in making and teaching music for as long as Simon Purcell, can you really call...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Rabih Abou-Khalil: Hungry People
Gavino Murgia | Jarrod Cagwin | Luciano Biondini | Michel Godard | Rabih Abou-Khalil
The Paris-based Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil has enjoyed a long career with Enja Records, where his mastery of this...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2012
Thurston Moore & Frank Rosaly: Marshmallow Moon Decorum
A little bit of fame sure can get you a long way. As guitarist and frontman of Sonic Youth, Thurston...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2016
Hadda Brooks: Out of the Blue: The Singles and Albums Collection 1945-53
In the late 1940s, Hadda Brooks made a name for herself via the Modern record label in Los Angeles, founded...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2022
Jesse Bannister: Play Out
Jesse Bannister | Kenny Higgins | Seb Rochford | Zoe Rahman
Jesse Bannister first came to notice with the Leeds-based South Asian/world music band Samay, who released their first album, Songs...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2014
Grégory Privat Trio: Family Tree
Grégory Privat | Linley Marthe | Tilo Bertholo
Privat says something on this, his ACT debut, and by the end, you're left wanting more. Potentially, he appears as...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Andy Jaffe Nonet + 4: Arc
The rhythmic and textural flavours of Jaffe's brass, strings and rhythm project range from the gentle waltz of the opening...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2016
Sonny Rollins: Rollins In Holland
Han Bennink | Ruud Jacobs | Sonny Rollins
The colossus has been forced to hang up his horn, but there could be not better way to celebrate his...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2020
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