Clark Tracey Quintet: No Doubt
Alexandra Ridout | Clark Tracey | Elliott Samson | James Owston | Sean Payne
It’s Clark’s 40th year in jazz and this is the latest in his succession of groups which introduce exceptionally talented...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Ambrose Akinmusire: On The Tender Spot Of Every Calloused Moment
Ambrose Akinmusire | Harish Raghavan | Justin Brown | Sam Harris
Putting the extreme vulnerability and complexity of the African-American condition – with possible solace amid the sufferation – into a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2020
Gary Brunton: Second Trip
Bassist and composer Gary Brunton, sometime pupil of the legendary Henri Texier, met Serbian piano virtuoso Bojan Zulfikarpašić – better...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2021
Joy Ellis: Life On Land
Adam Osmianski | Binker Golding | Henrik Jensen | James Copus | Joy Ellis | Rob Luft
Inspired by London life, this is a concept album of unusual, old-fashioned ambition. The singer-songwriter side of Ellis’s diverse music...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: February/2018
Joe McPhee: Nation Time
“What time is it?” “Nation time!” From the incantatory call-and-response intro echoing poet Amiri Baraka’s impassioned, Afro-centric call to action,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Feb/2019
Alexander Hawkins: Togetherness Music For Sixteen Musicians ft. Evan Parker + Riot Ensemble
So industrious and productive (his discography is prodigious) is British pianist Alexander Hawkins that it's remarkable to note that he's...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2021
Eva Cassidy: Live at Blues Alley (25th Anniversary Edition)
Chris Biondo | Eva Cassidy | Hilton Felton | Keith Grimes | Raice McLeod
Once heard, Eva Cassidy’s once-in-a generation voice is hard to forget; Bruce Lundvall, who back in the 1990s was the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2022
Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava: 2 Blues For Cecil
Andrew Cyrille | Enrico Rava | William Parker
Just as the release of the stupendous Return Concert puts Cecil Taylor in the spotlight, this tribute set confirms the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2022
Chet Baker Trio: Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984
Chet Baker | Dominique Lemerle | Michel Graillier | Riccardo Del Fra
When the Baker trio launches into ‘There Will Never Be Another You’ at the start of this beautifully-produced set from...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2022
Lorenzo Feliciati: Elevator Man
Anyone who’s heard virtuosic and versatile Italian bassist Lorenzo Feliciati with his no less than four other RareNoiseRecords bands Naked...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018
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