Matt Slocum: Lion Dance
Larry Grenadier | Matt Slocum | Walter Smith III
You've got to admire the self-confidence of musicians who, after a single rehearsal, go into the studio and lay all...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: December/2024
Dizzy Gillespie: Soul & Salvation
In August 1969 Dizzy Gillespie recorded Cornucopia, an album of the popular tunes of the day including ‘Windmills of Your...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2024
The Louis Stewart Trio: Louis The First
John Wadham | Louis Stewart | Martin Walshe
Local-boy-made-good, and Ireland’s most high-status jazz musician, Louis Stewart (1944-2016) worked first in Dublin showbands, and then built a jazz...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
The 3 Sounds plus Lou Donaldson: Four Classic Albums
Andrew Simpkins | Bill Dowdy | Gene Harris | Lou Donaldson
Formed in 1957 by drummer Dowdy, the Three Sounds enjoyed a decade or so of success, their highly stylised ‘blues-infused...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Blueblut: Lutebulb
Chris Janka | Mark Holub | Pamelia Stickney
Two Vienna-based bands, each featuring Led Bib drummer Mark Holub– but that’s about it for commonalities. Acoustic quintet Anthropods was...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: May/2024
Mototeru Tagaki/Kim Dae Hwan/Choi Sun Bae: Seishin – Sado
Choi Sun Bae | Kim Dae Hwan | Mototeru Tagaki
This latest batch of releases from Lithuanian label NoBusiness (as part of their ongoing partnership with Japanese imprint Chap Chap)...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: April/2023
Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Jaimie Branch’s untimely and tragic death last year robbed jazz of one of its most singular – and promising –...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2023
Elvin Jones and Richard Davis: Heavy Sounds
Billy Green | Elvin Jones | Frank Foster | Richard Davis
Originally conceived by Elvin Jones and bass virtuoso Richard Davis as a trio recording with guitarist Larry Coryell (who was...
Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: November/2024
Ray Charles: The Complete ABC Recordings 1959-1961
Such was Ray Charles's profile when he left Atlantic that he immediately secured one of the most lucrative deals of...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2012
Myles Wright: The Manhattan EP
24-piece jazz orchestra | Myles Wright
With April and The Manhattan EP we have snapshot of the current Boston/New York contemporary big band scene. April, funded...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2017
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