Review of Sam Rivers: Braids

Sam Rivers: Braids

Dave Holland | Joe Daley | Sam Rivers | Thurman Baker

No Business

Rating: ★★★★

The late Sam Rivers was as prolific as he was creative, and the fairly regular arrival of batches of work...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2021

Review of Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach: Balladscapes

Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach: Balladscapes

Dave Liebman | Richie Beirach

Intuition

Rating: ★★★★

Quest, a collaboration between saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach with, variously, Ron McLure or George Mraz on bass...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2016

Review of Dave Douglas: Be Still

Dave Douglas: Be Still

Aoife O'Donovan | Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston

Greenleaf

Rating: ★★★★

At first listen, this is a curious departure for Douglas. It is predominantly tonal, melodic, strongly lyric-based, and with a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2012

Review of Dave Liebman: Live At Smalls

Dave Liebman: Live At Smalls

Dave Liebman | John Hébert | Leo Genovese | Peter Evans | Tyshawn Sorey

Editor's Choice

Cellar Music

Rating: ★★★★

It's often said that truly free music shouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of playing in time. Or, put another way,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023

Review of Dave Brubeck Trio: Live From Vienna 1967

Dave Brubeck Trio: Live From Vienna 1967

Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright | Joe Morello

Editor's Choice

Brubeck Editions BECD/LP 20220301

Rating: ★★★★

Anger is not a word one normally associates with the late, great Dave Brubeck. But anger is most definitely on...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2022

Review of Dave Storey Trio: Circeo

Dave Storey Trio: Circeo

Conor Chaplin | Dave Storey | James Allsopp

Clonmell Jazz Social/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

Dave Storey’s trio returns for a third album on the heels of 2019’s successful Bosco, comprising a set of recordings...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: June/2023

Review of Dave Bryant: Night Visitors

Dave Bryant: Night Visitors

Charnett Moffett | Dave Bryant | Gregg Bendian

Classic Sound

Rating: ★★★★

Since Ornette Coleman's radical agenda included setting jazz free from harmonic constraints, he rarely went in for hiring keyboardists. Dave...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

Review of Aziza

Aziza

Chris Potter | Dave Holland | Eric Harland | Lionel Loueke

Dare2

Rating: ★★★★

The double bass jazz maestro Dave Holland turned 70 in October but shows no signs of slowing down. In fact,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016

Review of Dave Liebman/Adam Rudolph/Hamid Drake: Chi

Dave Liebman/Adam Rudolph/Hamid Drake: Chi

Adam Rudolph | Dave Liebman | Hamid Drake

RareNoiseRecords

Rating: ★★★★

Could it be that Dave Liebman has finally found a record label he can call home? Certainly the creative freedom...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2019

Review of Dave Liebman/Evan Parker/Tony Bianco: Relevance

Dave Liebman/Evan Parker/Tony Bianco: Relevance

Dave Liebman | Evan Parker | Tony Bianco

Red Toucan

Rating: ★★★

Dave Liebman's name crops up most frequently in relation to his time with Miles and yet he's done so much...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: June/2010

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