Julian Lage: Arclight
Julian Lage | Kenny Wolleson | Scott Colley
Childhood prodigies rarely soar in their maturity, but Lage, now in his late twenties, is starting to lay down some...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2016
Yaniv Taubenhouse: Hope
During the pandemic, and the periods of lockdown that ensued to contain the virus, many artists took the opportunity of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2022
Oltremare Quartet: Uncommon Nonsense
Andrea Di Biase | Antonio Zambrini | Jon Scott | Michael Chillingworth
This Italo-British quartet aims to bridge the divide between the rhythmic and harmonic sensibilities of British jazz giants such as...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2012
Tom Barford: Bloomer
Billy Marrows | Dave Storey | Flo Moore | Rupert Cox | Tom Barford
Talk about fast-tracking; only last year the NYJO saxophonist Tom Barford was collecting his first-class honours as a Royal Academy...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018
Tubby Hayes: The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59
Although during his teens Edward Brian (Tubby) Hayes had briefly made his presence heard on recordings by Kenny Baker (1951),...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2013
Jacky Naylor: The Industrial Suite
Last summer's Meraki release demonstrated Yorkshire-born pianist Jacky Naylor's compositional flair, on an album influenced more than a smidge by...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: June/2021
John Taylor: In Two Minds
The album title, and the section of the booklet written by John himself, offer the intriguing prospect of a Taylor...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2014
Reuben Fowler: Between Shadows
The 23-year-old trumpeter Reuben Fowler’s debut album on the Edition label represents part of his prize for winning the Kenny...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013
McCandless/Taylor/Balducci/Rabbia: Evansiana
John Taylor | Michele Rabbia | Paul McCandless | Pierluigi Balducci
This lovely set was recorded shortly before the death of John Taylor in July 2015, and it's entirely fitting that...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2017
Carmen McRae: Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and other Billie Holiday Classics/Carmen McRae
This magnificent reissue from Essential Jazz Classics includes not only Carmen McRae's tribute to the great Lady Day – her...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2012
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