Chet Baker: Blue Room
As Jazzwise readers will know from many a review, recordings from Chet Baker's latter period from 1969 to 1988 are...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023
Ralph Alessi: It's Always Now
Bänz Oester | Florian Weber | Gerry Hemingway | Ralph Alessi
For over three decades, the American trumpeter Ralph Alessi has been a sought-after multi-stylistic virtuoso sideman, and in more recent...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2023
Chris Barber: Just Once More For All Time
In the wake of the Last Music Co's four-CD set of Chris Barber's music released in 2021, and largely consisting...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2023
Matt Slocum: With Love and Sadness
Larry Grenadier | Matt Slocum | Taylor Eigsti | Walter Smith III
Drummer Matt Slocum’s second album for the Sunnyside label is a beautifully crafted seven-part Suite, inspired by his reflections on...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2022
Bill Evans: Some Other Time: Lost Session from the Black Forest
Bill Evans | Eddie Gomez | Jack DeJohnette
The surprise discovery of a studio session by this unique trio means that, instead of just the famous live album...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2016
Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Party
I was lucky enough to see this weighty ensemble in action on a rain-soaked outdoor stage at the French Quarter...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2020
Let Spin: Thick As Thieves
Chris Williams | Finlay Panter | Moss Freed | Ruth Goller
It's impressive that, after 10 years as a project, Let Spin are still finding fresh ways to develop their ideas...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet: As Things Do
Ches Smith | Kris Davis | Michael Formanek | Tony Malaby
With his membership of the fine collaborative trio Thumbscrew as well as string of leader gigs in various configurations for...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2023
Miguel Zenón/Luis Perdomo: El Arte Del Bolero Vol 2
The Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón and Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo – a playing partner from student days – made...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2023
Alexis Valet: Following the Sun
Aaron Parks | Alexis Valet | Dayna Stephens | Joe Martin | Kush Abadey
The young Bordeaux-raised vibraphonist Alexis Valet was good enough soon after his student years to recruit European jazz stars like...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2024
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