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

Review of Dave Stryker: Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies

Dave Stryker: Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies

Dave Stryker | Greg Ward | Jeremy Allen | Jim Pugh | Mark Buseli | McLenty Hunter | Mclenty Hunter | Sara Caswell | Xavier Davis

Strykezone Records

Rating: ★★★

Stryker returns with a nostalgic meander through some of cinema’s best loved themes. Moreover, he’s employed strings to beef up...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2025

Review of Karl Berger/Kirk Knuffke: Heart Is A Melody

Karl Berger/Kirk Knuffke: Heart Is A Melody

Jay Anderson | Karl Berger | Kirk Knuffke | Matt Wilson

Editor's Choice

Stunt STUCD

Rating: ★★★★

Now 87, the German-born vibist Berger is the doyen of the New York avant-garde, a long-time sideman with Don Cherry,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Review of Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon Allen | Conor Chaplin | Dave Ingamells | Will Barry

Ubuntu 0111

Rating: ★★★

Tenorist Allen is an activist with a flair for interesting projects; most recently it was the music of star US...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2022

Review of Myra Melford Trio: Alive In The House of Saints – Part 1

Myra Melford Trio: Alive In The House of Saints – Part 1

Lindsey Horner | Myra Melford | Reggie Nicolson

Hatology

Rating: ★★★

I remember being mightily impressed when I heard the second-generation reissue of this album – back in 2001, when it...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: September/2017

Review of Album Interview: Stacey Kent: Dreamer In Concert

Album Interview: Stacey Kent: Dreamer In Concert

Graham Harvey | Jeremy Brown | Jim Tomlinson | Matt Skelton | Stacey Kent

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

One of Stacey Kent's best albums, certainly as good as Breakfast On The Morning Tram and up there with Close...

Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

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