Digby Fairweather: Digby Fairweather Archives: Chris Ellis
A multiplicity of tracks and sessions issued anew on Fairweather's own label. As befits the instigator of the National Jazz...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2014
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass: Thunda
Reeds maestro Noah Preminger and bassist Kim Cass are go-to musicians in New York left-field jazz, The better-known Preminger has...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2021
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
Chicago's Black Monument Ensemble originated as a vehicle for leader Damon Locks’ sound collage work and, while it's now a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2021
Lizz Wright: Freedom & Surrender
While Lizz Wright's previous release, her 2010 album Fellowship, provided telling insights into her gospel roots, the genre-defying sound-world of...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2015
Mike Westbrook: Paris
In what seems another life, this correspondent asked Sir Mike if he felt he'd under presented his piano playing on...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Barry Altschul's 3dom Factor: Tales Of The Unforeseen
Barry Altschul | Joe Fonda | Jon Irabagon
You just can't fight the freedom urge. Formed in 2012 to celebrate Barry Altschul's 70th birthday the following year, 3dom...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Dave Liebman: Live At Smalls
Dave Liebman | John Hébert | Leo Genovese | Peter Evans | Tyshawn Sorey
It's often said that truly free music shouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of playing in time. Or, put another way,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023
Dizzy Gillespie: Meets Phil Woods Quintet
Bill Goodwin | Dizzy Gillespie | Hal Galper | Phil Woods | Steve Gilmore | Tom Harrell
This Woods Quintet was a cracking band, with Harrell as the standout, enterprising and interesting to hear. Adding Gillespie allows...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2013
Duke Jordan : Montmartre ‘73
Allan Gregersen | Bent Jaedig | Duke Jordan | Eddie Gomez | Johnny Dyani | Jørn Elniff
Some great sessions were recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen in the 1960s and 70s. Steeplechase has done a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2022
Beck Hunters with Laura Cole and John Pope: From Wolves To Water
Anton Hunter | John Pope | Johnny Hunter | Laura Cole | Mick Beck
Double-reed instruments such as the duduk, shehnai and rhaita have long held a fascination for progressive free-jazz musicians and other...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2024
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