Review of Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach: Empathy

Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach: Empathy

Dave Liebman | Florian Van Volxem | Jack DeJohnette | Leo Hendrichs | Richie Beirach

Editor's Choice

Jazzline

Rating: ★★★★

This five CD box set comes with liner notes by Ashley Kahn (no less) and is in essence a celebration...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2021

Review of Angrusori: Live At Tou

Angrusori: Live At Tou

Iva Bittová

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★

Angrusori is a double-orchestra (think Mayer-Harriott double quintet) fronted by composer-musicians Nils Henrik Asheim and Iva Bittová. He is Norwegian,...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: June/2021

Review of Gene Segal: Mental Images

Gene Segal: Mental Images

Gene Segal | Jaimeo Brown | Jon Irabagon | Sam Sadigursky | Sean Conly

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

Gene Segal is one of the new generation of New York guitarists, and has played with the likes of Randy...

Reviewed by George Cole in issue: September/2014

Review of Afro Horn: MX

Afro Horn: MX

Alex Harding | Aruán Ortiz | Francisco Mora Catlett | JD Allen | Rashaan Carter | Roman Diaz | Vincent Bowens

AACE

Rating: ★★★★

Outstanding Mexican percussionist Mora Catlett (no relation to Big Sid!) was a member of Sun Ra's Arkestra from 1973-80, who...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2013

Review of Jean Luc-Ponty: Individual Choice

Jean Luc-Ponty: Individual Choice

Abdou M’Boup | Allan Holdsworth | Chick Corea | George Benson | George Duke | Guy N’Sangué | Jean-Luc Ponty | Kevin Eubanks | Martin Atangana | Mokhtar Samba

MPS

Rating: ★★★

Having played in the second version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ponty might not have liked having to admit that his...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023

Review of Leroy Vinnegar Sextet: Leroy Walks!

Leroy Vinnegar Sextet: Leroy Walks!

Carl Perkins | Gerald Wilson | Leroy Vinnegar | Teddy Edwards | Tony Bazley | Victor Feldman

Contemporary/Craft Recordings/Acoustic Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

A versatile sideman whose rock-solid playing graced countless jazz (and even rock) sessions, Leroy Vinnegar was most famous for his...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2023

Review of Ornette Coleman: Something Else!!!! The Music Of Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman: Something Else!!!! The Music Of Ornette Coleman

Billy Higgins | Don Cherry | Don Payne | Ornette Coleman | Walter Norris

Editor's Choice

Contemporary/Craft Recordings/Acoustic Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

A versatile sideman whose rock-solid playing graced countless jazz (and even rock) sessions, Leroy Vinnegar was most famous for his...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2023

Review of Avishai Cohen & Abraham Rodriguez Jr: Iroko

Avishai Cohen & Abraham Rodriguez Jr: Iroko

Abraham Rodriguez Jr | Avishai Cohen | Virginia Alves

Editor's Choice

Naïve/Believe

Rating: ★★★★

The influential acoustic bassist-composer Avishai Cohen has been on a Latin tip ever since cutting his teeth on the 1990's...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2023

Review of Tenderlonious: You Know I Care

Tenderlonious: You Know I Care

Hamish Balfour | Pete Martin | Tenderlonious | Tim Carnegie

22a Music

Rating: ★★★

Having followed the 2015 release of grooving nu-jazz quartet Ruby Rushton's debut Two For Joy with the P-funk/house dance-jazz synthesis...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: September/2023

Review of Stacey Kent: Summer Me, Winter Me

Stacey Kent: Summer Me, Winter Me

Anthony Pinciotti | Art Hirahara | Graham Harvey | Jeremy Brown | Jim Tomlinson | Joshua Morrison | Stacey Kent | Tom Hubbard

Naïve Records

Rating: ★★★★

Summer Me, Winter Me sees Kent weaving her supremely subtle storytelling through a handpicked selection of fan requests which harmoniously...

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

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