Review of Angus Bayley: Scrapbook

Angus Bayley: Scrapbook

Spark Label

Rating: ★★★

Mentored by the classical-influenced Brit pianist Richard Fairhurst, this 27-year-old Yorkshire-born pianist is gently persuasive as a composer of pastoral...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Review of John Minnock: Herring Cove

John Minnock: Herring Cove

Dot Time Records

Rating: ★★★

An unusual jazz-led venture in which a soul and jazz influenced vocalist, in trio with guest Dave Liebman, sings of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2020

Review of Rempis/Piet/Daisy: Throw Tomatoes

Rempis/Piet/Daisy: Throw Tomatoes

Astral Spirits

Rating: ★★

Vandermark 5 saxophonist Dave Rempis heads a Chicagoan free jazz trio romp with Matt Piet and Tim Daisy on a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Review of Nicole Johänntgen: Moncaup

Nicole Johänntgen: Moncaup

Household Ink

Rating: ★★★

Awarded the seal of approval by her mentor Dave Liebman, this energetic German saxophonist plays exhilaratingly funky post-Coltrane soprano with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Review of Péter Rozsnyói Trio: Pain of an Angel

Péter Rozsnyói Trio: Pain of an Angel

BMC

Rating: ★★★

The Budapest Music Center which has a pivotal role in promoting quality new Hungarian jazz, releases an easy going swingin’...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2016

Review of Jon Lucien: I Am Now

Jon Lucien: I Am Now

Bobby Scott | Dave Grusin | Eric Harrigan Jr | Frank Malabe | Jon Lucien | Milt Hisler | Stanley Rubinstein

Big Break Records

Rating: ★★★

Originally released in 1970, Jon Lucien's debut I Am Now veers unpredictably between the great, the overblown and the frankly...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2011

Review of George Russell Sextet/Septet: Complete 1960-1962 Decca & Riverside Album Collection

George Russell Sextet/Septet: Complete 1960-1962 Decca & Riverside Album Collection

Al Kiger | Albert Heath | Brian Trentham | Chuck Israels | Dave Young | David Baker | David Lahm | Don Ellis | Eric Dolphy | Garnett Brown

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★★

Although he would not have agreed, it may be that Russell was at his most influential during this period. Not...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2015

Review of Hanging Hearts: Into a Myth

Hanging Hearts: Into a Myth

Shifting Paradigm

Rating: ★★★

The Chicago-based Chris Weller is a saxophonist in his city's gutsy tenor mould and his trio collective pumps out a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017

Review of Devin Gray: Dirigo Rataplan

Devin Gray: Dirigo Rataplan

Rataplan Records

Rating: ★★★

The Brooklyn-based drummer's quartet features a few top dogs on the experimental downtown scene in Ellery Eskelin, Michael Formanek and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Review of Brubeck Brothers Quartet: Timeline

Brubeck Brothers Quartet: Timeline

Blue Forest Records

Rating: ★★

In marking the 60th anniversary of their dad's momentous Cold War tour around the globe (the topic for a recent...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

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