Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos: Live In San Francisco
With Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and Cooder all putting out major releases within six weeks of each other, the great...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018
Jay Phelps: The Now
The seventh solo album by Canadian-born, London-based trumpeter du jour Jay Phelps, The Now has been a while coming. Recorded...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2023
Lizz Wright: Holding Space: Lizz Wright Live in Berlin
Ben Zwerin | Bobby Ray Sparks II | Chris Bruce | Ivan Edwards | Lizz Wright
When, during the pandemic, Lizz Wright found the time to listen back to some previous live dates, she was particularly...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2022
Various Artists: European Cool Jazz 1951-1959
What an eye-opening treasure trove this double CD set is. The first thing that is so striking is that across...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014
Ben Williams: Coming Of Age
Andy Hague | Ben Waghorn | Chris Jones | Jim Blomfield | Mark Whitlam
Even before he landed a high profile gig with Pat Metheny, Ben Williams attracted attention through impressive work with the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019
Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next Big Band: Listen Up!
A confirmed able and keeper of Art Blakey’s flame, drummer (and-ex-Messenger) Peterson is also a composer of note, the highlight...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2020
Hans Lüdemann: Die Kunst Des Trios 1-5
Hans Lüdemann is not one for making life easy for himself. Last month he performed a solo concert in Cologne's...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2012
Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards Vol. 1
One of the fascinations of listening to new jazz recordings comes when a spotlight is turned on artists and tunes...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2022
George Duke: No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra/Warner Years 1985-2000
That long list of vocalists is the giveaway. This bumper 3-CD, three-hour-plus release draws on nine albums over 15 years,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2022
Ben Williams: State of Art
A bass-sideman for high profile mainstream US jazzers such as Terence Blanchard, Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson, and saxophonist Marcus Strickland...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
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