Review of Greg Foat and Gigi Masin: Dolphin

Greg Foat and Gigi Masin: Dolphin

Gigi Masin | Greg Foat | Moses Boyd | Siobhan Cosgrove | Tom Herbert

Strut

Rating: ★★★

Greg Foat has enjoyed a long and fascinating career, in which the boundaries between jazz, rock, fusion and other less-categorisable...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023

Review of Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

One gift that Fred Hersch has in abundance is to own his performances of works by other composers. His 1990s...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2024

Review of John Pope Quintet: Citrinitas

John Pope Quintet: Citrinitas

Faye MacCalman | Graham Hardy | Jamie Stockbridge | John Pope | Johnny Hunter

New Jazz & Improvised Music

Rating: ★★★

An avowed champion of the Northern, especially Newcastle, jazz scene, and with the support of the Arts Council and the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2024

Review of Dorothy Ashby: Afro-Harping

Dorothy Ashby: Afro-Harping

Benjamin George Cook | Charles Stepney | Dorothy Ashby | Eddie De Haas | James Slaughter | Lennie Druss | Morris Jennings | Phil Upchurch | plus Chicago Symphony string section | Richard Evans

Verve

Rating: ★★★★★

If last year’s New Land box set With Strings Attached (see Jazzwise 287), helped reawaken interest in Dorothy Ashby, this...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2024

Review of Kenny Wheeler: Songs For Quintet

Kenny Wheeler: Songs For Quintet

Chris Laurence | John Parricelli | Kenny Wheeler | Martin France | Stan Sulzmann

ECM 2388

Rating: ★★★

To paraphase what a wiser man than I has written of Don Cherry, ‘Kenny Wheeler didn't make music for his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2015

Review of Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege

Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege

Andrew Lisle | Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Mike Bardon | Oliver Dover

Wasp Millionaire

Rating: ★★★

Noel Edmonds was one of those who got caught out by surreal comic writer Chris Morris' bogus scam ...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2013

Review of KGQ: Under The Influence

KGQ: Under The Influence

Dave O’Higgins | Kieron Garrett | Mike Pratt | Peter Cumber

33 Records

Rating: ★★★

This is the second quartet album from Garrett and crew. It sounds like a band that has honed its craft...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: November/2016

Review of Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens: In Common III

Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens: In Common III

Dave Holland | Kris Davis | Matthew Stevens | Terri Lyne Carrington | Walter Smith III

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This is the third instalment in the In Common project, in which Smith and Stevens assemble a new lineup for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2022

Review of Ron Magril: Until Now

Ron Magril: Until Now

Avshalom Meidan | Ofri Nehemya | Oren Hardy | Ron Magril

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★

You can’t help but respect Magril for his classic diction and clarity of tone. This is a man whose art...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2022

Review of Wynton Kelly Trio: Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings

Wynton Kelly Trio: Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings

Jimmy Cobb | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Sam Jones | Wynton Kelly

Phoenix

Rating: ★★★★

References are often made to the characteristics of locations such as LA, Texas, Chicago or New Orleans when discussing the...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2013

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