Review of J Peter Schwaim and Arve Henriksen: Neuzeit

J Peter Schwaim and Arve Henriksen: Neuzeit

Arve Henriksen | J. Peter Schwaim

RareNoiseRecords

Rating: ★★★

It is probably fair to say that Arve Henriksen has never really been given the credit he deserves as a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2021

Review of Adam Nolan: Prim and Primal

Adam Nolan: Prim and Primal

Adam Nolan | Derek Whyte | Dominic Mullan

Editor's Choice

Self-release

Rating: ★★★★

There's something interestingly different going on at almost every moment on this trio set led by young Kilkenny-born saxophonist Adam...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2021

Review of Tommy Smith: Embodying The Light: A Dedication To John Coltrane

Tommy Smith: Embodying The Light: A Dedication To John Coltrane

Calum Gourlay | Pete Johnstone | Sebastian de Krom | Tommy Smith

Spartacus

Rating: ★★★★

In the 1980s, Bob Brookmeyer controversially posited the question: “Was Charlie Parker Good for Jazz?” He argued that he wasn't,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2017

Review of Steve Swell Matthew Shipp: Space Cube Jazz

Steve Swell Matthew Shipp: Space Cube Jazz

Matthew Shipp | Steve Swell

RogueArt

Rating: ★★★★

A meeting of two of the seminal American musicians on French label Rogueart. Trombonist Steve Swell and pianist Matthew Shipp...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2024

Review of Tina May with the Andy Lutter Trio: Café Paranoia

Tina May with the Andy Lutter Trio: Café Paranoia

Andy Lutter | Sunk Pöschl | Thomas Hauser | Tina May

33 Jazz Records

Rating: ★★★★

Café Paranoia celebrates and documents the long-standing musical friendship between the Munich-based pianist and composer Andy Lutter and the late,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2017

Review of Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gómez: Collectors Premium Jazz: Music for Flute & Double-Bass/Rain Forest

Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gómez: Collectors Premium Jazz: Music for Flute & Double-Bass/Rain Forest

Eddie Gómez | Jack DeJohnette | Jeremy Steig | Karl Ratzer | Nana Vasconcelos | Nick Nock | Ray Barretto | Steve Gadd

Art of Groove

Rating: ★★★

Who invented jazz-rock? Come on, who's to blame? (Only kidding: we all love it really, don't we?) Might it have...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2015

Review of Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel And Me

Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel And Me

Barb Jungr | Christoph Bracher | Davide Mantovani | Gabriella Swallow | Jamie Safir | Jenny Carr | Mark Lockheart | Mike Lindup | Pete Horsfall | Rod Youngs

Kristalyn

Rating: ★★★

Bob, Brel And Me is a carousel of styles and varied arrangements. To state the obvious, the Bob is Dylan...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: October/2019

Review of Rez Abbasi's Invocation: Suno Suno

Rez Abbasi's Invocation: Suno Suno

Dan Weiss | Johannes Weidenmueller | Rez Abbasi | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Vijay Iyer

Enja

Rating: ★★★

Abbasi's recordings grow yet richer, and with Suno Suno (Urdu for “listen, listen”), his second release with his Invocation band,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2012

Review of Toshiko Mariano: Toshiko Mariano Quartet

Toshiko Mariano: Toshiko Mariano Quartet

Charlie Mariano | Eddie Marshall | Gene Cherico | Toshiko Akiyoshi Mariano

Candid

Rating: ★★★

Given his nearly four-decade ‘second career’ in Europe, it’s easy to forget how senior Charlie Mariano was, but his centenary...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Ian Shaw: Greek Street Friday

Ian Shaw: Greek Street Friday

Alex Haines | Conor Chaplin | David Preston | Iain Ballamy | Ian Shaw | Ian Thomas | Jamie Safir | Matt Kent | Polly Gibbons

Silent Wish Records

Rating: ★★★

Now in his sixties, Ian Shaw has enjoyed an extraordinary career: a witty and charismatic singer, he long ago took...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: October/2023

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