Revival Room
Adam Fairhall | Johnny Hunter | Mark Hanslip
It’s hard to say why the organ trio has largely remained resistant to the lure of the avant-garde. Larry Young...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2021
Cheer-Accident: Putting Off Death
If you've been holding your breath since the Accident's last outing, you're doubtless a shade purple as six years have...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2017
King Crimson: Starless And Bible Black
Bill Bruford | David Cross | John Wetton | Robert Fripp
The 40th birthday party continues, if now totally out of whack with real time, but then, hey, this is the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2011
Alune Wade: Sultan
“I have never stopped reading,” explains France-based Senegalese singer, composer and bass virtuoso Alune Wade of the rich sources and...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2022
Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Chick Ganimian: Oud Vibrations
Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Charles “Chick” Ganimian
Yusuf Lateef's 1957 album Prayer To The East is often cited as one of the first eastward investigations in jazz,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2012
Nat King Cole Trio: Zurich 1950
Irving Ashby | Jack Costanzo | Joe Comfort | Nat King Cole
Cole's 1950 European tour had opened in the UK to mixed reviews. Commentators and audiences found his vocals too saccharine...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2017
Merzbow/Pandi Gustafsson: Cuts
Balazs Pandi | Mats Gustafsson | Merzbow
Merzbow – aka Masami Akita – is the Japanese artist generally regarded as a godfather of harsh noise, responsible, since...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2013
Phil Robson: The Immeasurable Code
Ernesto Simpson | Gareth Lockrane | Mark Turner | Michael Janisch | Phil Robson
Those who look for substance in the maturing Brit jazz renaissance need look no further than this many textured outing...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2011
Alice Coltrane: Eternity
A Friend | Alice Coltrane | Armando Pereza | Ben Riley | Charlie Haden
When Alice Coltrane recorded Eternity, she was at a point in her musical life halfway between the expansive free jazz...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2014
Tom Green Septet: Tipping Point
Tom Green’s Septet is a very close-knit working band, in a personal as well as artistic sense, and this is...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020
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