Kid Ory: Creole Trombone – His 44 Finest 1926-1959
Distilling the prolific output of a musician as long-lived as Kid Ory down to 44 tracks is an unenviable task....
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023
Album Interview: Cameron Pierre: Radio Jumbo
First the regrets… where are the cricket songs! Pad Up, Pierre's debut on his boss’ label was an enjoyable glide...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Mike Nock: Ondas
Eddie Gomez | Jon Christensen | Mike Nock
Pianist Mike Nock, born in New Zealand but now a long established pillar of the Australian jazz scene, had a...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2019
Doug Carn Featuring the Voice of Jean Carn: Spirit of the New Land
You can search without much luck for the achievements of keyboardist and composer Doug Carn in some formidably scholarly jazz...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2020
Wolfgang Haffner: Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter is a logical continuum of Shapes and Round Silence in its use of subtle electronic tone...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2012
Arto Lindsay/Ken Vandermark/Joe McPhee/Phil Sudderberg: Largest Afternoon
Arto Lindsay | Joe McPhee | Ken Vandermark | Phil Sudderberg
The term ‘skronk’ is usually applied these days to the sound of the saxophone used as an energy source in...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2020
Nérija: Blume
This long-awaited debut album from one of the most exciting young groups on the UK scene sounds like classic Blue...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019
Wolfert Brederode/Matangi Quartet/Joost Lijbaart: Ruins and Remains
The young Dutch pianist Wolfert Brederode wrote his Ruins and Remains suite in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Steve Khan: Eyewitness/Modern Times/Casa Loco
Anthony Jackson | Monolo Badrena | Steve Jordan | Steve Khan
A couple of hours in Steve Khan’s company is always an honour, but these three tight, almost intimate recordings are...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2016
Chad Wackerman: Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations
Allan Holdsworth | Chad Wackerman | Jim Cox | Jimmy Johnson
Incredibly Wackerman's work with these guys stretches back four decades. Indeed, Holdsworth's the new guy here: he's only recorded with...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2012
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