The Jazz Five: The Hooter!
A clever and interesting pairing by Jordi Pujol. Two of the best British jazz groups at the end of the...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014
Lil Armstrong & Her Swing Band 1936-1940: Hot Miss Lil – Born to Swing!
Pianist and vocalist Lil Armstrong [1898-1971] encouraged her husband Louis Armstrong to break away from his fellow New Orleanians in...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
Fofoulah: Bene Bop EP
The LOOP Collective founder member and drummer Dave Smith has been a dedicated enthusiast of the percussive tradition from Senegal...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2013
Michael Garrick: With The Rendell/Carr Quintet
Dave Green | Don Rendell | Ian Carr | Michael Garrick | Trevor Tomkins
It's only after the event that the Rendell/Carr quintet rightly became recognised as one of the UK's most creative groups...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: March/2012
Zzebra: Hungry Horse (Live in Germany 1975)
Alan Marshall | Dave Quincy | John McCoy | Lasisi Amao | Liam Genockey | Steve Byrd | Tommy Eyre
Watch out! There’s a Zzebra crossing. But where we are going, we don’t need roads… or warning signs. Just prick...
Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: May/2024
The Bad Plus: Activate Infinity
Dave King | Orrin Evans | Reid Anderson
Few jazz ensembles can be identified as instantaneously as The Bad Plus. There are even fewer that can replace a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Tori Freestone Trio: El Barranco
Dave Manington | Tim Giles | Tori Freestone
The tenor saxophonist Tori Freestone has been making a strong impression in the soloist chair as a member of the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2016
Tori Freestone Trio: El Mar de Nubes
Dave Manington | Tim Giles | Tori Freestone
Tenerife's highlands and sea-of-clouds coastline are spiritual homes for the imaginative British saxophonist Tori Freestone, who took a break there...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2019
The Spirit Farm
Adam Fairhall | Anton Hunter | Christophe de Bezenac | Corey Mwamba | Dave Kane | Johnny Hunter
Think of this as a north-of-Watford improv supergroup, bringing together musicians based in Derby, Leeds and Manchester, who have been...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2015
Paul Dunmall: Bright Light A Joyous Celebration
Corey Mwamba | Dave Kane | Hamid Drake | Paul Dunmall | Soweto Kinch | Xhosa Cole
Here’s a line-up to get excited about – and one which probably only Paul Dunmall could succeed in pulling together.One...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2024
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