Album Interview: Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock: Birdsong/Cân yr Adar
On Birdsong/Cân yr Adar, the gorgeous melodies of Kizzy Crawford combine with the exquisite arrangements and production of Gwilym Simcock...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2018
Neal Smith Quintet: Live at Smalls
Frank Lacy | Josh Evans | Kush Abadey | Rashaan Carter | Stacy Dillard | Theo Hill
Yet another cracker from the Smalls Live label, this time by a group led by a hard bop driving drummer...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2014
Stanley Clarke: The Definitive Collection
Well, definitive if you don’t include his first two solo albums, especially Children of Forever, nor his early soundtracks, and...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2018
Joe Lovano: Trio Tapestry
Carmen Castaldi | Joe Lovano | Marilyn Crispell
If you played this spaciously exploratory album without investigating its origins, you might disrespectfully ponder if Joe Lovano had moved...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2019
Kyle Eastwood: Timepieces
Andrew McCormack | Brandon Allen | Ernesto Simpson | Kyle Eastwood | Quentin Collins
If there is an assumption that having a big celebrity dad gives him an advantage on others regardless of merit,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015
Georg Gräwe Quintet: New Movements
Achim Krämer | Georg Gräwe | Hans Schneider | Harald Dau | Horst Grabosch
Born in 1956, pianist Georg Gräwe was part of the second generation of German improvisers who came up in the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
The Tab Nerdley Trio: Lemon Bopsicle
Boscombe Manningtree | Eli Font | Tab Nerdley
This West Coast trio had a very short life span – around six days – before leader Tab Nerdley choked...
Reviewed by J.J. Geiger in issue: April/2017
Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph: Symphonic Tone Poem For Brother Yusef
Although Yusef Lateef was a noted pioneer of improvised music that drew extensively on ‘other sounds’ from Africa, Asia and...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2022
Lake-Weber-Ulrich featuring Nils Wogram: All Decks
Christian Weber | Dieter Ulrich | Nils Wogram | Oliver Lake
Veteran American alto saxophonist Lake has had a consistently strong run of small group sessions over the past few years...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2013
Young Pilgrims: We're Young Pilgrims
Brass bands come in all shapes, sizes and flavours nowadays, and Young Pilgrims' second album release positions them firmly at...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2021
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