Review of Joel Ross: nublues

Joel Ross: nublues

Gabrielle Garo | Immanuel Wilkins | Jeremy Corren | Jeremy Dutton | Joel Ross | Kanoa Mendenhall

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Young vibraphone star Joel Ross went back to an unfinished music degree at New York's New School in 2020, when...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2024

Review of Louise van den Heuvel: Sonic Hug

Louise van den Heuvel: Sonic Hug

Daniel Jonkers | Henrik Lasure | Louise van den Heuvel | Sam Comerford

WERF

Rating: ★★★

First found in the linear-improvising Dishwasher_ trio, Dutch electric bassist Heuvel also works with Aka Moon drummer Stéphane Galland, and...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024

Review of Ill Considered: Precipice

Ill Considered: Precipice

Emre Ramazanoglu | Idris Rahman | Liran Donin

New Soil

Rating: ★★★★

There’s a fitting back to basics approach to Precipice, the London trio revelling in a menacing minimalism (underscored by song...

Reviewed by Tom Berry in issue: April/2024

Review of Landgren/Wollny/Danielsson/Haffner: 4 Wheel Drive II

Landgren/Wollny/Danielsson/Haffner: 4 Wheel Drive II

Lars Danielsson | Michael Wollny | Nils Landgren | Wolfgang Haffner

ACT

Rating: ★★★

So-called jazz ‘supergroups’ usually come with a ‘wow’ factor by way of the pedigree of the personnel involved. Collectively though,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2023

Review of Philip Clemo: Through The Wave Of Blue

Philip Clemo: Through The Wave Of Blue

Arve Henriksen | Dirk Wachtelaer | Elizabeth McConkey | Emily Burridge | John Edwards | Kevin Pollard | Martyn Barker | Philip Clemo | Sarah Homer | Simon Edwards

All Colours Arts

Rating: ★★★

With this seventh studio album, Philip Clemo’s global artistic presence still isn’t as strongly felt as this Scotsman deserves, but...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/2025

Review of Cecil Taylor: The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions

Cecil Taylor: The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions

Archie Shepp | Billy Higgins | Buell Neidlinger | Cecil Taylor | Charles Davis | Clark Terry | Dennis Charles | Gil Evans | Henry Grimes | Jimmy Lyons

Solar

Rating: ★★★★

This 4-disc collection gathers together the complete recordings that Cecil Taylor laid down for Candid, a subsidiary label to Archie...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: May/2012

Review of David Kikoski: Consequences

David Kikoski: Consequences

Christian McBride | David Kikoski | Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts

Criss Cross Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

So much is written about Keith Jarrett, Vijay Iyer and Jason Moran, one tends to overlook a pianist like David...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2012

Review of DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield: Hudson

DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield: Hudson

Jack DeJohnette | John Medeski | John Scofield | Larry Grenadier

Montéma Music

Rating: ★★★★

These four ‘name’ musicians in the jazz firmament are linked by the proximity of their postcodes, since, as John Scofield...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017

Review of Harold Land and Kenny Dorham: Complete Recordings – Eastward Ho!/Fire in the West

Harold Land and Kenny Dorham: Complete Recordings – Eastward Ho!/Fire in the West

Amos Trice | Clarence Jones | Harold Land | Herb Geller | Joe Peters | Kenny Dorham | Lawrence Marable | Lou Levy | Ray Brown

Solar

Rating: ★★★

Though they struck up a strong friendship around the time Land was with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown group, these two...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Review of Benn Clatworthy System 6: Bennie’s Lament

Benn Clatworthy System 6: Bennie’s Lament

Benn Clatworthy | Bruce Lett | Bryan Velasco | Jeremy Sellers | Ron Stout | Yayo Morales

www.bennclatworthy.com

Rating: ★★★

Hastings-born saxophonist Clatworthy has led a double life for quite a while now. Based in Los Angeles, he makes an...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2020

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