Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather – The Hits 1921-47
Ethel Waters (born in 1896) was a key influence on American pop vocals in the 1920s and 30s, well-documented in...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2023
Eric Alexander: Alto Saxophone with Strings
Bill Dobbins | David Hazeltine | Eric Alexander | Joe Farnsworth | John Webber
Eric Alexander recorded his first ‘with strings’ album just over a decade ago, although it wasn't finally released until the...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2023
Bokanté: History
Bokanté began as a studio project centred around the collaboration between Guadeloupian singer/songwriter Malika Tirolien and Snarky Puppy bass player...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: July/2023
Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions: brutalovechamp
For his debut release on Kris Davis’ Pyroclastic Records, maverick NYC axe ace Brandon Seabrook augments his feral Die Trommel...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2023
Maciej Obara Quartet: Frozen Silence
Dominik Wania | Gard Nilssen | Maciej Obara | Ole Morten Vågan
Altoist Maciej Obara’s third album on ECM sees him team up with his Polish-Norwegian quartet for their most persuasive statement...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: October/2023
Mina Agossi + AGE7: Lonely Whales
Eric Jacot | Fabien Miezianowski | Marc Charrière | Mina Agossi
“But is it jazz?” is a question that one is often tempted to ask, especially when listening to albums for...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2024
Dell/Lillinger/Westergaard ft. Bob Degen: Supermodern Vol. II
Bob Degen | Christian Lillinger | Christopher Dell | Jonas Westergaard
Beautifully recorded and produced by legendary MPS engineer Friedhelm Schulz at the famous MPS Black Forest studio, this stunning-sounding album...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2024
Benny Goodman: The Benny Goodman Hits Collection Vol 1: 1931-38
Acrobat has become the collector’s friend, the label’s thorough-going compilations a source of renewed pleasure for old hands; and a...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2024
Gene Krupa: Plays Traditional Jazz
Compiler John Petters continues his illuminating commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Gene Krupa’s death by looking back first to...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2024
Florian Arbenz: Conversation #10 – Inland
Christy Doran | Florian Arbenz | Martial In-Albon | Matthias Würsch | Nils Wogram | Rafael Jerjen
In the tenth of 12 instalments of musical ‘Conversations’, the drummer/percussionist Florian Arbenz turns to the musicians of his Swiss...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2024
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