Wadada Leo Smith's Mbira: Dark Lady Of The Sonnets
Min Xiao-Fen | Pheeroan akLaff | Wadada Leo Smith
Roughly speaking, there are two major poles in Wadada Leo Smith's discography: the large ensemble works and the small group...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2012
Albert Nicholas: Albert’s Blues & the 44 Gerrard St. Session
Something of a game of two halves, this one. The fine New Orleans clarinet star Albert Nicholas had come to...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2021
Vince Ector Organatomy Trio+: Theme for Ms P
Bruce Williams | Pat Bianchi | Paul Bollenback | Vince Ector
Drummer and educator Vince Ector’s fourth album as a leader introduces his Organatomy organ trio and revisits his Philadelphian past....
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2020
Jonathan Bratoëff: Mindscapes
James Maddren | Jonathan Bratoeff | Mark Hanslip | Tom Mason
Jonathan Bratoëff is a north London-based, French guitarist with an instinct for “less is more”. One of his greatest strengths...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010
Shelly Manne And His Men: The Complete Live At The Black Hawk
Joe Gordon | Monty Budwig | Richie Kamuca | Shelly Manne | Victor Feldman
Manne’s group was recorded live by Lester Koenig’s Contemporary label during their three-day stay at San Francisco’s Black Hawk club,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Feb/2019
The Pete Hurt Jazz Orchestra: A New Start
Hurt, long a notable presence on the metropolitan scene released a small big band album on Spotlite way back in...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2016
Cecil McBee Sextet: Music From The Source
Cecil McBee | Chico Freeman | Dennis Moorman | Don Moye | Joe Gordon | Steve McCall
Yet another exceptional vinyl reissue from Pure Pleasure, complete with top-notch mastering from Cicely Baston at Air Studios in London...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: April/2022
Julian Argüelles: Circularity
Dave Holland | John Taylor | Julian Argüelles | Martin France
Circularity, the title of Julian Argüelles' debut album for the major Italian label Cam Jazz, perhaps refers to the point...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014
Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth
Aaron Johnson | Armand Hirsch | Bryan Carter | Emmet Cohen | Veronica Swift | Yasushi Nakamura
Veronica Swift's second album for Mack Avenue is an eclectic, unforgettable delight, with the singer's out-and-out virtuosity perfectly matched by...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2021
Jan Harbeck Quartet: Balanced
Anders Holm | Eliel Lazo | Eske Nørrelykke | Henrik Gunde | Jan Harbeck
A new name to me, Danish tenorist Harbeck (born 1975) has a nicely husky tenor style, momentarily reminiscent of Ben...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023
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