Review of Zoe Rahman: Dreamland

Zoe Rahman: Dreamland

Zoe Rahman

Manushi

Rating: ★★★

This is the vivacious English pianist Zoe Rahman's sixth recording as leader following her MOBO award winning trio CD Kindred...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Review of Album Interview: Jason Rebello: Anything But Look

Album Interview: Jason Rebello: Anything But Look

Aja Downing | Alicia Carroll | Jacob Collier | Jason Rebello | Joy Rose | Karl Rasheed-Abel | Omar | Paul Stacey | Pino Palladino | Sumudu Jayatilaka

Lyte Records

Rating: ★★★★

Anything But Look finds Rebello recording as a ‘solo’ artist after a hiatus of a dozen years. Not that he's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Review of Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp: The Art Of Perelman-Shipp 1-7: Titan/Tarvos/Pandora/Hyperion/Rhea/Saturn/Dione

Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp: The Art Of Perelman-Shipp 1-7: Titan/Tarvos/Pandora/Hyperion/Rhea/Saturn/Dione

Andrew Cyrille | Bobby Kapp | Ivo Perelman | Matthew Shipp | Whit Dickey | William Parker

Leo

Rating: ★★★

The Perelman-Shipp partnership is over two decades old but this batch of seven CDs reflects much more than the musical...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2017

Review of Joe Alterman: Give Me The Simple Life

Joe Alterman: Give Me The Simple Life

Herlin Riley | Houston Person | James Cammack | Joe Alterman

Miles High Records

Rating: ★★

Sleevenote-wise, everybody is saying nice things about pianist Joe Alterman, particularly soul-tenor icon Houston Person, who guests on several tracks,...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: October/2012

Review of Bill Evans: Empathy + Pike's Peak

Bill Evans: Empathy + Pike's Peak

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Connie Kay | Dave Pike | Herbie Lewis | Monty Budwig | Percy Heath | Shelly Manne | Walter Perkins

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

This is relatively minor Evans, but interesting nevertheless. Dating from the year following Scott LaFaro's death, it avoids his new...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2013

Review of Luis Gasca: Collage

Luis Gasca: Collage

BGP

Rating: ★★

The ex-Santana trumpeter leads a slick fusion band (plus sludgy strings) originally from 1976, and sounding like it for the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012

Review of Ahmad Jamal Trio: The Legendary 1958 Pershing Lounge & Spotlite Club Performances

Ahmad Jamal Trio: The Legendary 1958 Pershing Lounge & Spotlite Club Performances

Ahmad Jamal | Israel Crosby | Ray Crawford | Vernell Fournier | Walter Perkins

Solar Records

Rating: ★★★★

It may well seem incredulous today, but this material originates from a period when it wasn't uncommon for successful jazz...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2011

Review of Mark Springer: The Rip Rig & Panic Piano Solos

Mark Springer: The Rip Rig & Panic Piano Solos

Alison Francis Black | Catherine Black | Jane Jewel | Mark Springer | Matthew Greswell | Nerissa Dando

Exit

Rating: ★★★

In the sleeve notes to his solo disc, pianist Mark Springer makes the interesting point that, in the classical world,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2015

Review of Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler

Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler

Clem Alford | Jeff Clyne | Jim Moyse | John Marshall | John Mayer | Keshav Sathe | Larry Adler | Stan Sulzmann

British Progressive Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Brought to us by part of the team who masterminded the excellent Jazz In Britain label, British Progressive Jazz is...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2022

Review of Danish Radio Big Band: A Good Time Was Had By All

Danish Radio Big Band: A Good Time Was Had By All

Art Farmer | Ben Webster | Bob Brookmeyer | Danish Radio Big Band | Django Bates | Eliane Elias | Georgie Fame | Jim McNeely | Martial Solal | Palle Mikkelborg

Storyville

Rating: ★★★★

Years back I remember seeing the DRBB at Ronnie's, with Jim McNeely in charge. The playing was mightily impressive then...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2015

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