Review of Dexter Gordon: At The Subway Club 1973

Dexter Gordon: At The Subway Club 1973

Cees Slinger | Dexter Gordon | George Gruntz | Henk Haverhoek | Irv Rochlin | Jimmy Woode | Maarten Van Regeteren Altena | Martin Van Duyhoven | Stu Martin | Tony Inzalaco

Elemental Music

Rating: ★★★

Bit of a tail-wagging-the-dog feel to this one by Dexter. Indeed, it's rather unfortunate that material intended as ‘bonus tracks’...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: July/2019

Review of Ches Smith: The Bell

Ches Smith: The Bell

Ches Smith | Craig Taborn | Mat Maneri

ECM

Rating: ★★★

Drummer and percussionist are often interchangeable terms but Smith shows his distinct qualification for the latter on this adventurous, quite...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2016

Review of Snarky Puppy: Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Snarky Puppy: Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Bill Laurance | Bob Reynolds | Bobby Sparks | Chris Bullock | Jason Thomas | Justin Stanton | Keita Ogawa | Marcelo Woloski | Mark Lettieri | Mason Davis

Editor's Choice

GroundUp

Rating: ★★★★

The roar of over 5,000 people has an eerie quality in our self-isolated times, and having witnessed the sheer magnitude...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: July/2020

Review of Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Awase

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Awase

Kaspar Rast | Nik Bärtsch | Sha | Thomy Jordi

ECM

Rating: ★★★

This is the first release since 2012's Live for the Swiss from composer/pianist Nik Bärtsch's long-running Ronin band, now remodelled...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2018

Review of Marius Neset: Happy

Marius Neset: Happy

Anton Eger | Conor Chapin | Elliot Galvin | Magnus Hjorth | Marius Neset

ACT Music

Rating: ★★

It's a difficult thing to find an esteemed artist in a happy place; not because listeners really want artists to...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Review of Dr Lonnie Smith: Breathe

Dr Lonnie Smith: Breathe

Dr Lonnie Smith | Iggy Pop | Jason Marshall | John Ellis | Johnathan Blake | Jonathan Kreisberg | Olicia Olatuja | Robin Eubanks | Sean Jones

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★

This is the third album of Lonnie Smith's highly productive return to Blue Note, and the second drawn from his...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2021

Review of London Brew

London Brew

Benji B | Dan See | Dave Okumu | Martin Terefe | Nick Ramm | Nikolaj Torp Larsen | Nubya Garcia | Raven Bush | Shabaka Hutchings | Theon Cross

Concord Jazz 7245869/74

Rating: ★★★

This project was put together by Martin Terefe and Bruce Lampcov, a pair of front-rank rock music producers, as an...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: April/2023

Review of Johnathan Blake: Trion

Johnathan Blake: Trion

Chris Potter | Johnathan Blake | Linda May Han Oh

Giant Step Arts

Rating: ★★★★

Drummer Johnathan Blake mostly delivers his polyrhythmic thrust in other people's bands – his current schedule includes Kenny Barron, Ravi...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2019

Review of Johannes Berauer: Vienna Chamber Diaries Plus Strings

Johannes Berauer: Vienna Chamber Diaries Plus Strings

Bernhard Schimpelsberger | Christian Bakanic | Florian Eggner | Gwilym Simcock | Johannes Dickbauer | Klaus Gesing | Wolfgang Muthspiel | Yuri Goloubev

Basho Records SRCD 59-2

Rating: ★★★

Austrian composer Johannes Berauer rightly considers himself an ambassador between classical and jazz musicians, between composed and improvised music', and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2022

Review of Electric Kif: Dreamlike

Electric Kif: Dreamlike

Aaron Parks | Armando Lopez | Chris Bullock | Eric Escanes | Jason Matthews | Rodrigo Zambrano

Self-release

Rating: ★★★

Armando Lopez, drummer with Miami nu jazz quartet Electric Kif - gatherers of a big South Florida following for their...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2021

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