Review of Zzebra: Hungry Horse (Live in Germany 1975)

Zzebra: Hungry Horse (Live in Germany 1975)

Alan Marshall | Dave Quincy | John McCoy | Lasisi Amao | Liam Genockey | Steve Byrd | Tommy Eyre

MIG Music

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of The Spirit Farm

The Spirit Farm

Adam Fairhall | Anton Hunter | Christophe de Bezenac | Corey Mwamba | Dave Kane | Johnny Hunter

SLAM SLAMCD

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Paul Dunmall: Bright Light A Joyous Celebration

Paul Dunmall: Bright Light A Joyous Celebration

Corey Mwamba | Dave Kane | Hamid Drake | Paul Dunmall | Soweto Kinch | Xhosa Cole

Editor's Choice

Discus Music

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Tori Freestone Trio: El Barranco

Tori Freestone Trio: El Barranco

Dave Manington | Tim Giles | Tori Freestone

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Tori Freestone Trio: El Mar de Nubes

Tori Freestone Trio: El Mar de Nubes

Dave Manington | Tim Giles | Tori Freestone

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Fofoulah: Bene Bop EP

Fofoulah: Bene Bop EP

Biram Seck | Dave Smith | Johnny Brierley | Kaw Seck | Matt Calvert | Phil Stevenson | Tom Challenger

Loop Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Michael Garrick: With The Rendell/Carr Quintet

Michael Garrick: With The Rendell/Carr Quintet

Dave Green | Don Rendell | Ian Carr | Michael Garrick | Trevor Tomkins

Harkit Hrkcd

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of John Coltrane: Blue World

John Coltrane: Blue World

Elvin Jones | Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner

Editor's Choice

Impulse!

Rating: ★★★★

One year on from the international success of Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album comes another ‘lost album, this...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2019

Review of Various Artists: Greater Lengths: An All Saints Compilation

Various Artists: Greater Lengths: An All Saints Compilation

Brian Eno | Harold Budd | John Cale | John Paul Jones | Jon Hassell | Laraaji | Roger Eno

All Saints

Rating: ★★★

All Saints were never just going to release a boring old compilation. Instead we have one CD evoking projects by...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2014

Review of Vinicius Cantuária: Indio de Apartamento

Vinicius Cantuária: Indio de Apartamento

Bill Frisell | Dadi | Jesse Harris | Liminha | Mário Laginha | Norah Jones | Olivier Glissant | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Vinicius Cantuária

Naïve

Rating: ★★★★

Vinicius Cantuária is a titan of Brazilian music, and one of its most maverick. A move to New York in...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

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