Christian Muthspiel’s Yodel Group: Huljo
Get that image of a traditional lederhosen-clad Alpine country dweller with a mountain scene stretched out behind him out of...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Renato D'Aiello: Satori, The Angel
Berklee-trained Italian tenorman D'Aiello has been a London fixture since 1999 and is noted for his warm, emotional style. Here...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2015
Cecil Taylor: Complete Live At The Café Montmartre
Cecil Taylor | Jimmy Lyons | Kurt Lindstrom | Sunny Murray
Such is the overwhelming idiosyncrasy of Taylor’s language it’s easy to overlook the fact that it was not created in...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2016
Samara Joy
The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition has played a significant part in launching the careers of a remarkable array...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2021
Omar Sosa & Yilian Canizares: Aguas
Inor Sotolongo | Omar Sosa | Yillian Canizares
Keyboardist-producer Omar Sosa’s pursuit of new pathways in Cuban music has led to interesting collaborations over the years, and this...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Feb/2019
Alex Sipiagin: Ascent To The Blues
Alex Sipiagin | Art Hirahara | Boris Kozlov | Diego Rivera | Rudy Royston
Sipiagin has been a mainstay of the New York scene since moving from Russia in 1990, and has been a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2022
Colin Steele Quartet: Diving For Pearls – Jazz Interpretations Of The Pearlfishers Songbook
Alyn Cosker | Calum Gourlay | Colin Steele | Dave Milligan
You wait years for one Colin Steele record and then two come along at the same time. With his second...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017
Raul Midon: Don't Hesitate
The American vocalist-guitarist's singing and playing are as consistent as ever, but he is let down by his material on...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2014
Alice Zawadzki: Within You Is A World Of Spring
London-based singer, violinist and pianist Alice Zawadzki gifts us a second album both tender in spirit and defiantly anti-genre, hooking...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2019
John Russell, Phil Durrant, John Butcher: Conceits-1987 & 1992
John Butcher | John Russell | Phil Durrant
Originally released in 1988, this is a landmark album in free improv. Though all three have made wonderful music in...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: September/2015
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