Review of Charnett Moffett: Bright New Day

Charnett Moffett: Bright New Day

Brian Jackson | Charnett Mofett | Jana Herzen | Mark Whitfeld Jnr | Scott Tixier

Motéma (CD)

Rating: ★★

Bassist-bandleader-composer Moffett has been pleasingly eclectic throughout an eventful career. Brilliant work with the likes of Ornette Coleman dovetailed with...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2019

Review of Mosaic: Subterranea

Mosaic: Subterranea

Cecilia Bignall | James Copus | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Ralph Wyld | Sam Rapley | Scott Chapman

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★

This is a highly accomplished band-leading debut by Kenny Wheeler Prize-winner Ralph Wyld, strong in writing, textural detail and spiritual...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: February/2017

Review of DoomCannon: Renaissance

DoomCannon: Renaissance

Daniel Rogerson | DoomCannon | Jordan Mackampa | Kaidi Akinnibi | Lex Amor | Marsha Skinns | Natalia Senior Brown | Oscar Ogden | Saskia Horton | Sienna Hamilton

Brownswood BWOOD

Rating: ★★★★

Dominic Canning, otherwise known as DoomCannon, is a man of many parts, all of which interlock convincingly on this sophomore...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: September/2022

Review of Fabienne Ambuehl: Thrive

Fabienne Ambuehl: Thrive

Ant Law | Fabienne Ambhuel | Jon Scott | Matt Ridley | Tom Ollendorff

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

On her latest eight-track album, London-based Swiss pianist and composer Fabienne Ambuehl crafts a mesmerising soundscape that seamlessly blends songs...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2025

Review of Monocled Man: Ex-Voto

Monocled Man: Ex-Voto

Chris Montague | Jon Scott | Rory Simmons

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

The trumpeter-composer-programmer Rory Simmons is an original member of North London’s underground LOOP Collective, an organization that became very fertile...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Review of Bill Evans: Peace Pieces

Bill Evans: Peace Pieces

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Chuck Israels | Connie Kay | Freddie Hubbard | Jim Hall | Paul Motian | Percy Heath | Philly Joe Jones | Scott Lafaro

DreamCovers

Rating: ★★★★

An interesting choice, since this wasn't an original album as such. Compiled by the new owners of Riverside after the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2015

Review of Jonathan Butler: Grace and Mercy

Jonathan Butler: Grace and Mercy

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★

The South African singer-songwriter/guitarist applies his Christian lyrics to what is now considered the more poppy mainstream end of soul...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Review of Zoot Sims: At Ronnie Scott's 1961

Zoot Sims: At Ronnie Scott's 1961

Harold McNair | Jackie Dougan | Jimmy Deuchar | Kenny Napper | Phil Seaman | Ronnie Scott | Stan Tracey | Terry Shannon | Zoot Sims

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

‘Lost’ parliamentary dossiers aside… some years ago, I attempted to not only licence the entire Tony Hall-produced Tempo catalogue, but...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2014

Review of Human Element

Human Element

Arto Tunçboyaciyan | Gary Novak | John McLaughlin | Matthew Garrison | Scott Kinsey

Abstract Logix

Rating: ★★★★

Late great keyboardist and sonic innovator Joe Zawinul's groove fuelled, pan-global blueprint, established via Weather Report then his long running...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: June/2011

Review of Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio: At The Fault Zone Festival

Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio: At The Fault Zone Festival

Roscoe Mitchell | Sarah Cahill | Scott Robinson | Steed Cowart | Thomas Buckner | woodwinds, brass and strings

Wide Hive

Rating: ★★★

Over half a century, Roscoe Mitchell’s body of work has gained a stylistic breadth that marks him out as a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023

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