Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls
Adam O'Farrill | François Moutin | Matt Mitchell | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Rudy Royston
This is Mahanthappa's third CD for the ACT label, and easily his best. He is on home territory, exploring the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2015
Paul Chambers: Chambers' Music
The first six titles were originally released on a small LA label called Jazz West, which I remember being very...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011
Teddy Wilson Trio: Revisits the Goodman Years
Ed Thigpen | Jesper Lundgaard | Teddy Wilson
The then 68-year old Wilson was in Copenhagen in 1980 in what was for him a busy year, this also...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2020
Noah Preminger & Max Light: Songs We Love
The songs that saxophonist Noah Preminger and guitarist Max Light like range from Joni Mitchell's ‘Marcie’ to what they heard...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2022
Javon Jackson: The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni
David Williams | Javon Jackson | Jeremy Manasia | McClenty Hunter | Nikki Giovanni
The 78-year old Giovanni is a renowned African-American poet, Black Arts activist and educator who linked with Jackson when she...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022
Gary McFarland: The In Sound & Soft Samba
Since Kristian St. Clair's excellent 2006 biographical documentary film of Gary McFarland, interest in his music has gradually grown, with...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018
Lars Danielsson: Liberetto II
Bassist Lars Danielsson has a knack of forming great bands but it doesn't stop there – he somehow manages to...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2014
Noga Ritter: Ima
An immensely promising debut (as leader) from Noga Ritter, an Israeli-born, London-based singer, composer and bandleader, Ima (Hebrew for ‘mother’)...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: August/2023
Rudy Royston: Day
Gary Versace | Hank Roberts | Joe Martin | John Ellis | Rudy Royston
Highly respected for his sterling work with the likes of JD Allen, Dave Douglas and Ron Miles, Rudy Royston is...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2023
Rufus Reid & Sullivan Fortner: It’s the Nights I Like
A bass and piano duo might not have to play gentle music, but when it does, the range of expression...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2024
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