Review of William Parker: Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012

William Parker: Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012

Aina Rakotobe | Billy Bang | Bobby Bradford | Cooper-Moore | Eri Yamamoto | Ernie Odoom | Hamid Drake | James Spaulding | Leena Conquest | Lewis Barnes

AUM Fidelity

Rating: ★★★★

Bassist William Parker is best – and rightly – known as a monumental pillar of the global free-jazz community, but...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2014

Review of Nina Simone: Four Classic Albums

Nina Simone: Four Classic Albums

Avid

Rating: ★★★★

It’s remarkable to think that vocalist, pianist and composer Nina Simone was just 26 years of age when she stepped...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Review of The Matt Wates Sextet: Ballad For Steve

The Matt Wates Sextet: Ballad For Steve

Andy Panayi | Leon Greening | Malcolm Creese | Martin Shaw | Matt Home | Matt Wates

ABCD

Rating: ★★★★

Time was when Wates issued new sextet albums at a steady rate, starting as far back as 1993. Latterly the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023

Review of Elephant9: Mythical River

Elephant9: Mythical River

Nikolai Hængsle | Ståle Storløkken | Torstein Lofthus

Rune Grammofon

Rating: ★★★

Elephant9 have been presenting their freshly invigorating contemporary spin on the Hammond B3-led ensemble tradition ever since emerging amid a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2024

Review of Kenny Garrett & Svoy: Who Killed AI?

Kenny Garrett & Svoy: Who Killed AI?

Kenny Garrett | Svoy

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★

One of the significant exponents of the alto saxophone in the 1990s and 2000s, Kenny Garrett has long taken an...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2024

Review of Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley: Journey to Where

Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley: Journey to Where

Ross Stanley | Trish Clowes

Stoney Lane

Rating: ★★★★

In effect a trio album: the Wigmore Hall plays its own part alongside Clowes and Stanley as they explore the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2024

Review of Gregory Porter: Christmas Wish

Gregory Porter: Christmas Wish

Chip Crawford | Chris Ashley Anthony | Emmanuel Harrold | Gregoire Maret | Gregory Porter | Jahmal Nichols | Ondre Pivec | Sheherazade Holman | Stephanie Fisher-Alvarenga | Tivon Pennicott

Blue Note/Decca Records

Rating: ★★★★

With deluxe string/harp arrangements, some ingenious song choices including Marvin Gaye’s trippy ‘Purple Snowflakes’, the Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne-penned ‘Christmas Waltz’...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Nicole McCabe: Mosaic

Nicole McCabe: Mosaic

Aaron Janik | Jeff Parker | Jon Hatamiya | Julius Rodriguez | Logan Kane | Nicole McCabe | Tim Angulo

Editor's Choice

Ghost Note Records

Rating: ★★★★

Another month, another fast-rising US West Coast name emerges and starts making waves, here in the form of Los Angeles...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: August/2024

Review of Ken Peplowski: Live at Mezzrow

Ken Peplowski: Live at Mezzrow

Ken Peplowski | Martin Wind | Ted Rosenthal | Willie Jones III

Cellar Music

Rating: ★★★

Peplowski’s health broke down during the Covid period, knocking him for six physically and financially. Now, he’s back, not quite...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024

Review of Phil Haynes’ 4 Horns & What?: The Complete American Recordings

Phil Haynes’ 4 Horns & What?: The Complete American Recordings

Andy Laster | Ellery Eskelin | Herb Robertson | Joe Daley | John Tchicai | Paul Smoker | Personnel includes Phil Haynes

Corner Store Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Not a name that immediately springs to mind when recalling the 1980s-to-early-90s New York Downtown scene, drummer-percussionist-composer Phil Haynes was...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2024

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