The Cookers: The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart
The Cookers go from strength to strength. The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart is their fifth and best....
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2016
The Larry Young Trio: Testifying/Young Blues/Forrest Fire/Groove Street
Bill Leslie | Jimmie Smith | Jimmy Forrest | Larry Young | Thornel Schwartz | Wendell Marshall
This is a musical portrait of the artist as a young man – Larry Young at age 20 on Testifying,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2016
Eivind Austad Trio: Moving
Eivind Austad | Håkon Mjåset Johansen | Magne Thormodsæter
The German Ozella label is establishing a reputation for itself with a roster of talent that includes some classy piano...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2016
Dave Manington's Riff Raff: Hullabaloo
Brigitte Beraha | Dave Manington | Ivo Neame | Rob Updegraff | Tim Giles | Tomas Challenger
Singer Brigitte Beraha became a fifth member of the bassist-leader Dave Manington's new band Riff Raff following a successful performance...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Kamasi Washington: Heaven And Earth
The runaway success of 2015's The Epic and the subsequent wave of global touring made Washington into something of a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2018
Joe McPhee & Hamid Drake: Keep Going
Throughout a career lasting half a century, Joe McPhee has explored a multiplicity of strategies for improvisation – from original...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2019
Skelton Skinner Allstars Septet: The Odd Couple
Functioning as a kind of break-out group from the Skelton-Skinner Big Band, this smaller line-up released a well-regarded first album,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2017
Algorhythmical: Impending Joy
Chris Greive | Ewen Maclean | Kevin Glasgow | Martin Kersaw | Stu Brown
Right, I am not going to begin this review by saying something patronising about the strength of the current Scottish...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2014
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Real Enemies
Brooklyn-based Darcy James Argue has been one of the most talked about young ensemble arrangers and leaders on the east...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016
Radio.string.quartet.vienna: Radiodream
Asja Valcic | Bernie Mallinger | Cynthia Liao | Igmar Jenner
The arrival of the radio.string.quartet.vienna with an unlikely album of compositions from one of the loudest bands in jazz history,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2012
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