Review of Mike Hobart Quintet: Evidential

Mike Hobart Quintet: Evidential

Adrian Reid | Chris Lee | Danny Keane | Eric Ford | Greg Gottlieb | Mike Hobart

Anotherworldmusic

Rating: ★★★

Hobart has a big fruity sound with some added grit – imagine a ripe mango dropped in the sand –...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: March/2016

Review of Gerry Mulligan Sextet: Legends Live/Liederhalle, Stuttgart

Gerry Mulligan Sextet: Legends Live/Liederhalle, Stuttgart

Cannonball Adderley | Joe Zawinul | Nat Adderley | Roy McCurdy | Victor Gaskin

Jazzhouse

Rating: ★★★

Whereas, the BBC systematically wiped the tapes of so many vital broadcasts, over on the continent numerous radio stations took...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2012

Review of Vincent Peirani: Living Being II – Night Walker

Vincent Peirani: Living Being II – Night Walker

Émile Parisien | Julien Herné | Tony Paeleman | Valentin Liechti | Vincent Peirani | Yoann Serra

ACT

Rating: ★★★

There is something of an X-factor about Vincent Peirani's playing. He has such an individual conception that he manages to...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018

Review of Herlin Riley: Perpetual Optimism

Herlin Riley: Perpetual Optimism

Bruce Harris | Emmet Cohen | Goodwin Louis | Herlin Riley | Russell Hall

Mack Avenue Records

Rating: ★★★★

If you want to stay angry, don't listen to this record. Raging storms have been known to dissipate and transform...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2019

Review of Jeff Williams: Lifelike

Jeff Williams: Lifelike

Gonçalo Marquez | Jeff Williams | John O'Gallagher | Josh Arcoleo | Kit Downes | Sam Lasserson

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Over the past eight years of busy transatlantic gigging, and recordings for Michael Janisch's Whirlwind Recordings label, the Brooklyn and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2018

Review of Free Orbit: Free Jazz Goes Underground

Free Orbit: Free Jazz Goes Underground

Emil Wurster | Frank St. Peter | Fred Christmann | Hans Hartmann | Heinz Habermann | Mike Brooks | Peter Herbolzheimer | Rainer Vogelei | Udo Lindenberg

MPS

Rating: ★

These days, Udo Lindenberg is famous as a veteran crooner of German MOR rock but, back in 1969, he was...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2015

Review of Martha D Lewis: All That You See

Martha D Lewis: All That You See

Adrian Glover | Alex Wilson | Ben Rogerson | Dimitri Christopoulos | Eve Polycarpou | Ian Matthews | Leon Stenning | Martha D Lewis | Matthew Mason | Nick Cohen

Budd

Rating: ★★★

UK-Cypriot singer and songwriter Martha D Lewis stands out from the ‘female jazz vocalist’ crowd for two reasons: one is...

Reviewed by Jon Clay in issue: June/2022

Review of Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward In All Directions

Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward In All Directions

Aaron Kruziki | Andy Milne | Christopher Tordini | Gretchen Parlato | Jean Baylor | John Moon | Kenny Grohowski

Whirlwind Records

Rating: ★★★

It's now 16 years since the New York-based pianist formed Dapp Theory and it's to his credit that this latest...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2014

Review of Dominic Alldis Trio: A Childhood Suite

Dominic Alldis Trio: A Childhood Suite

Andrew Cleyndert | Dominic Alldis | Jonathan Mann | Martin France

CANZONA CANZ

Rating: ★★★

A familiar presence on the London scene, Alldis' latest project has been to create a suite based on his trio's...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2013

Review of The Headhunters: Speakers In The House

The Headhunters: Speakers In The House

Bill Summers | Donald Harrison | Fode Sissoko | Jerry Z | Mike Clark | Reggie Washington | Scott Roberts | Stephen Gordon

Ropeadope

Rating: ★★

God may have made them funky, but The Headhunters may now have one of their cherished number in heaven.It’s hard...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022

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