Viktoria Tolstoy: Stations
Joel Lyssarides | Krister Jonsson | Mattias Svennson | Rasmus Kihlberg | Viktoria Tolstoy
As emotionally engaging as it is immaculately performed, this latest album from vocalist Viktoria Tolstoy scores highly for its striking...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2020
John Russell: With…
Evan Parker | Henry Lowther | John Edwards | John Russell | Phil Minton | Thurston Moore
Through his monthly Mopomoso concert series, guitarist John Russell has long been a busy presence in London's Improv community, but...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2015
Ben Crosland Brass Group: An Open Place
Barnaby Dickinson | Ben Crosland | Mark Nightingale | Martin Shaw | Steve Lodder | Steve Waterman
This modest line-up of mid-life British jazz instrumentalists has more in common with some of their younger counterparts than meets...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011
Charlie Haden/Jim Hall:
There'll no doubt be a plethora of posthumous Haden releases in the months to come, and this reissue of a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014
Sonny Rollins Trio: Live In Europe 1959
Henry Grimes | Joe Harris | Kenny Clarke | Pete LaRoca | Sonny Rollins
Claiming to collect together in one place all the live recordings from Rollins' 1959 European visit, this catches him five...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
David Murray Infinity Quartet: Be My Monster Love
A new Murray quartet is always something of an event given the illustrious nature of the precedents, and this latest...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2013
Bill Laurance: Swift
Keyboardist and composer Bill Laurance, an integral founding and current member of Snarky Puppy yet increasingly stepping out as a...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: June/2015
Jimmy Smith: Bashin' – The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith/Plays Fats Waller
This was the Big One. Since 1956, ‘The Incredible One’ had achieved all he possibly could during a busy eight-year...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Basil Hodge: A Point of Reference
Basil Hodge | Ed Jones | Oli Hayhurst | Winston Clifford
Pianist and composer Basil Hodge established himself on the British jazz scene in the 1990s before releasing his widely-acclaimed debut,...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2022
Avishai Cohen/Yonathan Avishai: Playing The Room
Avishai Cohen | Yonathan Avishai
This is a gorgeous set - another delicate exploration of brass tonality, restrained improv eloquence and quiet empathy from the...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2019
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