Fred Frith Trio: Closer To The Ground
Fred Frith | Jason Hoopes | Jordan Glenn
Batten down the hatches and launch forth with Frith and his gladiatorial colleagues. Only the second release from a trio...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018
Randy Brecker with the DR Big Band: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
DR Big Band | Michael Bojesen | Randy Brecker
Jazz balladry may summon stereotype of smoky romance, but Brecker, ever the tough cookie, re-brands the ‘ballad’ in some very...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012
Jef Neve: Mysterium
The intriguingly titled ‘Nothing Like A Casablanca Turtle Slideshow Dinner’ on Neve's major label debut in 2006, Nobody's Illegal(EmArcy), suggested...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2021
Ollie Howell: Self-Identity
Ant Law | Duncan Eagles | Henry Spencer | Matt Robinson | Max Luthert | Ollie Howell
Ollie Howell swung through karmic extremes in 2009, distracted from the growing pain in his head by the patronage of...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2017
Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Reimagined
Drummer Adam Nussbaum claims an affinity to the legendary Lead Belly dating back to age five. And indeed there's something...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2020
Milt Jackson: Sunfower/Goodbye
Imperious in small groups such as MJQ, Jackson nonetheless fares well in the large orchestral setting that defined the output...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2017
Marko Churnchetz: Devotion
Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine
The 28-year-old Slovenian pianist Marko Churnchetz spends much of his time journeying between his home country and New York. The...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019
Otis Brown III: The Thought Of You
One of the latest members of the drummer's A-list, Brown has more than proved his worth as a sideman (Lovano,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2014
Bobby Timmons Trio: This Here Is Bobby Timmons/Easy Does It
Bobby Timmons | Jimmy Bond | Jimmy Cobb | Peter Littman | Sam Jones
Dr John was a self-confessed fan of Bobby Timmons who never got around to meeting BT or so he thought....
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2012
Manfredo Fest: Brazilian Dorian Dream
Manfredo Fest was the Brazilian-born son of a German concert pianist, and a keyboard player, composer and bandleader who trained...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2020
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