Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura/Ikue Mori: Prickly Pear Cactus
Ikue Mori | Natsuki Tamura | Satoko Fujii
Satoko Fujii, the respected and prolific Tokyo-born piano original, counts mid-1990s meetings with Paul Bley at the New England Conservatory...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: February/2021
Duke Ellington: The Duke Box 2: Duke Ellington in the 50s, 60s and 70s
Although some of these multi-CD sets from Storyville have been a bit hit and miss, this one is excellent value,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017
corto.alto: Not For Now
Having gathered the cream of the local Glaswegian jazz scene's young turks to support him, trombonist Liam Shortall celebrated his...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: February/2022
The Bad Plus and Joshua Redman: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
Dave King | Ethan Iverson | Joshua Redman | Reid Anderson
If we were to look at the career trajectories of both Redman and Bad Plus, we would see in the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2015
Julius Hemphill: The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
Alan Silva | Andrew Hill | Ben Riley | Clifford Jordan | Freddie Waits | Rufus Reid
Although the Julius Hemphill Sextet, comprising such heavyweights as Marty Ehrlich, Sam Furnace and Tim Berne, has been an effective...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2016
Lalo Schifrin: Man On A Swing OST (Expanded Edition)
Bud Shank | Emil Richards | Howard Roberts | Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin is best known for his thrilling TV and movie soundtracks – Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Enter The Dragon...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2023
Dexter Gordon: North Sea Legendary Concerts
Things for every serious jazz fan to do before they die, number one: catch the North Sea Jazz Festival. This...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: April/2014
Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz
The only problem with these two collectors' items is visual. Their packaging is in Japanese, with those tiny reproductions of...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2014
Monocled Man: We Drift Meridian
Chris Montague | Ed Begley | Emilia Mårtensson | Jon Scott | Rory Simmons
Trumpeter Rory Simmons, a long standing member of the LOOP Collective and the Jamie Cullum band, has moved closer in...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands
Jeremiah Chiu | Marta Sofia Honer
There is a lot that is unusual about this album, starting with the instrumental combination of viola player (and experimental...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: May/2022
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