Review of Outside Line: Introducing Outside Line

Outside Line: Introducing Outside Line

Dave Walsh | Garry Jackson | Jamie Taylor | Matt Anderson

GLP Records

Rating: ★★★

Highly praised for his contributions as guitarist with the Jamil Sheriff Big Band, Jamie Taylor also happens to lecture at...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2014

Review of Ben Webster: Ben Webster & Associates

Ben Webster: Ben Webster & Associates

Ben Webster | Budd Johnson | Coleman Hawkins | Jimmy Jones | Jo Jones | Les Spann | Ray Brown | Roy Eldridge

Poll Winners Records

Rating: ★★★★

With hindsight, not all of Leonard Feather's pronouncements have stood the test of time. However, when he wrote on the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Review of Geoff Eales: Memoir

Geoff Eales: Memoir

Andy Findon | Geoff Eales | Ray Roughler Jones

33Xtreme Records

Rating: ★★★

Who wouldn’t want to spend an hour in the genial company of Geoff Eales? Recorded as a solo celebration for...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2022

Review of Lol Coxhill: Ear Of The Beholder

Lol Coxhill: Ear Of The Beholder

Dave Bedford | Lol Coxhill

Esoteric Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Where Coxhill’s credentials need little explication, a hero of free improvisation that he made (and makes) joyously accessible to the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2011

Review of Joe Morris: Shock Axis

Joe Morris: Shock Axis

Chris Cretella | Dave Parmelee | Joe Morris

Relative Pitch

Rating: ★★

Sometimes too much is, well, just a little too much. East Coast veteran Joe Morris has made a name for...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2016

Review of I Work In Communications: Kiss My Emoji Ring

I Work In Communications: Kiss My Emoji Ring

Dave De Rose | George Crowley | Marius Mathiszik

tier.debut records

Rating: ★★★

Thanks to the pandemic, the notion of remote musical collaboration has become almost a commonplace, even for improvisatory musicians. Athens-based...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: October/2022

Review of Sonny Stitt: Boppin’ In Baltimore – Live at the Left Bank

Sonny Stitt: Boppin’ In Baltimore – Live at the Left Bank

Kenny Barron | Louis Hayes | Sam Jones | Sonny Stitt

Jazz Detective/Elemental

Rating: ★★★

Eavesdropping on an informal session is a mixed blessing. Getting on for half of the first CD in this two-CD...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023

Review of Jamie Saft Quartet: Blue Dream

Jamie Saft Quartet: Blue Dream

Bill McHenry | Bradley Christopher Jones | Jamie Saft | Nasheet Waits

RareNoiseRecords

Rating: ★★★★

What strikes you immediately is the lengths Saft goes to to create a soundworld evoking McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2018

Review of Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project

Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project

Charence Wade | Freddie Hendrix | Herlin Riley | Ingrid Jensen | Rufus Reid | Scott Robinson | Steve Allee | Tim Hagans | Vic Juris

Motéma

Rating: ★★★

Double-bass sage Rufus Reid, whose leaner and meaner years were spent with stars like Dexter Gordon, has been involved in...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: April/2014

Review of Claire Martin/Ray Gelato: We’ve Got A World That Swings

Claire Martin/Ray Gelato: We’ve Got A World That Swings

Claire Martin | Dave Newton | Dave Whitford | Ray Gelato | Sebastian De Krom | Sebastian de Krom

Linn Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dedicated to the memory of Mark Murphy, this 13-track collection of swing, R&B and jazz standards from Martin and Gelato...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2016

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