Review of Ian Shaw: Shine Sister Shine

Ian Shaw: Shine Sister Shine

Barry Green | Dave Ohm | Ian Shaw | Mick Hutton

Jazz Village

Rating: ★★★★

From the heart-melting, understated delicacy of Gwyneth Herbert’s ‘Not The Kind Of Girl’ to the rambunctious piano-vocal take on Sarah...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Review of Nite Bjuti

Nite Bjuti

Candice Hoyes | Mimi Jones | Val Jeanty

Editor's Choice

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Black music has a long history of experiments in sound and this engrossing new collaborative trio makes a significant addition...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Paul Dunmall Quintet: The Dreamtime Suite

Paul Dunmall Quintet: The Dreamtime Suite

Dave Kane | Hamid Drake | Paul Dunmall | Percy Pursglove | Steve Tromans

FMR Records

Rating: ★★★★

The six sections of Paul Dunmall's The Dreamtime Suite unfold without break from the spritely opening title track to the...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2017

Review of The Darius Brubeck Quartet: Live in Poland

The Darius Brubeck Quartet: Live in Poland

Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

How often do you come away from a jazz concert wishing it could have been bottled, and later poured out...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of Sam Rivers: The Quest

Sam Rivers: The Quest

Barry Altschul | Dave Holland | Sam Rivers

Editor's Choice

Red Records

Rating: ★★★★

Here’s a welcome reissue of one of the seminal entries in Sam Rivers’ voluminous discography.Although the multi-reedist made some wonderful...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023

Review of Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Badal Roy | Dave Liebman | Frank Tusa | Jeff Williams | Richie Beirach

Jazzline

Rating: ★★★★

The early material consists of Griffin’s three Blue Note albums and his first Riverside, presenting the virtuoso tenorman from Chicago...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Badal Roy | Dave Liebman | Frank Tusa | Jeff Williams | Richie Beirach

Jazzline

Rating: ★★★★

This entertaining package derives from a live Hamburg club session recorded by public radio station NDR, and covers a period...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of The Nicola Farnon Quartet: So Farnon – So Good!

The Nicola Farnon Quartet: So Farnon – So Good!

Dave Newton | Jim Mullen | Nicola Farnon | Steve Brown

nicolafarnonmusic.com

Rating: ★★★

Kicking off with a superb arrangement of Kern and Hammerstein's oft-recorded ‘The Song Is You’, this seventh CD from vocalist,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2016

Review of Pee Wee Russell / Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Reunion

Pee Wee Russell / Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Reunion

Bob Brookmeyer | Coleman Hawkins | Emmett Berry | Jo Jones | Milt Hinton | Nat Pierce | Pee Wee Russell

Candid

Rating: ★★★★

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz describes Candid as ‘short-lived but highly respected label for the quality of its sessions’.Part-owned...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2022

Review of Yosvany Terry: Today's Opinion

Yosvany Terry: Today's Opinion

Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Michael Rodriguez | Obed Calvaire | Osmany Paredes | Pedro Martinez | Yosvany Terry | Yunior Terry

Criss Cross Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

Yosvany Terry is currently a member of the Eddie Palmieri band. Born in central Cuba, he studied at the prestigious...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2012

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