Dominic Ashworth: Psyche
Ashworth often records for other leaders, notably Fairweather, but seldom fronts his own albums, so this release is to be...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2019
Diego Barber and Craig Taborn: Tales
If ever there was evidence for the argument that there are actually more accomplished players in jazz than the genre's...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2014
Satoko Fuji: Aspiration
Ikue Mori | Natsuki Tamura | Satoko Fuji | Wadada Leo Smith
Pianist-composer Fuji has been a prolific and consistently adventurous recording artist for the best part of two decades and this...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2017
Ralph Lalama: Staycation
Akiko Tsuruga | Clifford Barbaro | Joe Magnarelli | Nicole Pasternak Lalama | Ralph Lalama
This is sub-titled ‘a family affair’ and so it is. Ms Pasternak (heard on three tracks) is Mrs Ralph Lalama...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2022
Kurt Elling: SuperBlue
Charlie Hunter | Corey Fonville | DJ Harrison | Kurt Elling
Fresh from bagging his second Grammy in March earlier this year for his brilliant debut on Edition Records, Secrets Are...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2021
Jared Schonig Quintet & Big Band: Two Takes
Schonig is a New York drummer who plays Broadway shows when he’s not supporting top jazz players. He’s been given...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
The Louis Fragoroso Big Band: Loud and Live – The LFBB at the Sheboygan Arena
Louis Fragoroso was a small man with a very big sound. Very big. Long-serving saxophonist Bentley Drummond recalled, “Louis was...
Reviewed by J. J. Geiger in issue: April/2018
Pharoah Sanders: In The Beginning 1963-4
A comprehensive chronicle of Sanders' first stirrings as a young musician almost 50 years ago makes for fascinating listening. The...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2012
Ray Charles: The Singles Collection 1949-62
If ever a 5-CD set were devised to act as the curtain raiser for the recently-issued True Genius 6-CD set...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2022
Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens De Couleur Libres
Hot on the heels of the impressive Live In London set comes another release that resolutely strengthens the case for...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2011
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