Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gómez: Collectors Premium Jazz: Music for Flute & Double-Bass/Rain Forest
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
Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel And Me
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
Rez Abbasi's Invocation: Suno Suno
Dan Weiss | Johannes Weidenmueller | Rez Abbasi | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Vijay Iyer
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
Toshiko Mariano: Toshiko Mariano Quartet
Charlie Mariano | Eddie Marshall | Gene Cherico | Toshiko Akiyoshi Mariano
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
Ian Shaw: Greek Street Friday
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
Dave Stryker: Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies
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
Karl Berger/Kirk Knuffke: Heart Is A Melody
Jay Anderson | Karl Berger | Kirk Knuffke | Matt Wilson
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
Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project
Brandon Allen | Conor Chaplin | Dave Ingamells | Will Barry
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
Myra Melford Trio: Alive In The House of Saints – Part 1
Lindsey Horner | Myra Melford | Reggie Nicolson
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
Album Interview: Stacey Kent: Dreamer In Concert
Graham Harvey | Jeremy Brown | Jim Tomlinson | Matt Skelton | Stacey Kent
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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