Review of Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement

Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement

Christian Pruvost | Ikue Mori | Natsuki Tamura | Peter Orins | Satoko Fujii

Circum-Disc/Libra Records

Rating: ★★★★

Crustal Movement is the seventh album from Kaze, the group founded by drummer Peter Orins and the jaw-droppingly prolific pianist...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2023

Review of HBC

HBC

Dennis Chambers | Jeff Berlin | Scott Henderson

Music Theories Recordings

Rating: ★★★

HBC sound like a dodgy bank (is there any other?) but this power trio needs little introduction: this is truly...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2013

Review of Album Interview: Michael Wollny: Nachtfahrten

Album Interview: Michael Wollny: Nachtfahrten

Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer | Michael Wollny

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

With the release of Weltentraum last year it seemed clear that Michael Wollny, voted European Jazz Musician of the Year...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2015

Review of The Matt Wates Sextet: Yemanja

The Matt Wates Sextet: Yemanja

Leon Greening | Malcolm Creese | Martin Shaw | Matt Home | Matt Wates | Steve Main

audio-b

Rating: ★★★

Matt Wates is a very fine altoist, not to mention an accomplished bandleader and composer. It should come as no...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2015

Review of Derek Bailey & Company: Klinker

Derek Bailey & Company: Klinker

Derek Bailey | Mark Wastell | Simon H Fell | Will Gaines

Confront Core Series 04

Rating: ★★★★

In the years leading up to this live set recorded at The Klinker in South London during the summer of...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2018

Review of Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign

Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign

Bill Frisell | Brian Blade | Jason Moran | Rob Miles | Ron Miles | Thomas Morgan

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★

Ron Miles' Blue Note debut as leader, aged 57, reflects his straightahead virtues, and label boss Don Was' nurturing of...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020

Review of Sonar (feat. David Torn): Tranceportation Vol.2

Sonar (feat. David Torn): Tranceportation Vol.2

Bernhard Wagner | Christian Kuntner | David Torn | Manuel Pasquinelli | Stephan Thelen

RareNoiseRecords

Rating: ★★★

Swiss ensemble Sonar follow up their 2019 collaboration with guitarist David Torn by culling more music from the lengthy sessions...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: August/2020

Review of Frederik Köster Quartett: Momentaufnahme

Frederik Köster Quartett: Momentaufnahme

Frederik Köster | Niels Klein | Ralf Gessler | Robert Landfermann | Tobias Hoffmann

Traumton Records

Rating: ★★★

Formed in 2003, trumpeter Frederik Köster's Quartett released two albums, Constantly Moving and Zeichen der Zeit (Signs of the Time),...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2013

Review of Grant Green: First Recordings

Grant Green: First Recordings

Elvin Jones | Gene Ramey | Grant Green | Harold Mabern | Jimmy Forrest

Phoenix

Rating: ★★★★

As every jazz historian will tell you, a shedload of momentous recordings were made in 1959, including Kind Of Blue,...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: July/2013

Review of Grant Green: Nigeria

Grant Green: Nigeria

Art Blakey | Grant Green | Sam Jones | Sonny Clark

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

I'm suddenly beginning to feel a distinct kinship with The Flying Dutchman. While he was doomed to forever sail the...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

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