The Creole Choir of Cuba: Santiman
Beautiful, celestial, uplifting: excuse me while I check my thesaurus for more superlatives. Having burst onto the world music scene...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2013
Mike Westbrook Orchestra: Catania
A record of a remarkable free festival, not previously released but recently reprised in that the Westbrooks returned only last...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Feb/2019
Tineke Postma/Greg Osby: Sonic Halo
Dan Weiss | Greg Osby | Linda Oh | Matt Mitchell | Tineke Postma
The internationally acclaimed Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma offers her personal slant on the contemporary free bop lineage with unwavering dedication....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things
This is modern soul with an epic, urgent sound, built on the axis of Dionne Bennett and Dave Stapleton's arrangements....
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Lee Ritenour: The Captain's Journey/Feel The Night/Rio
A treble-pack of Captain Fingers in his funky fusion prime. These albums were the first under the guiding hand of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2015
The Tommy Evans Orchestra: The Green Seagull
More big sounds and ambition from up north, this time by Leeds-based drummer-composer Tommy Evans' Contemporary Jazz Composition BASCA award-winning...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Paul Desmond: Glad to be Unhappy
Connie Kay | Gene Cherico | Gene Wright | Jim Hall | Paul Desmond
Today, for the majority of younger jazz fans/jazz students/musicians, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond is gone (he died in 1977) and...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2017
Slowly Rolling Camera
Initially seeming to be some distance from Dave Stapleton's previous work in an acoustic setting, this has a carapace of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2014
Keyon Harrold: Foreverland
On Foreverland, trumpeter and vocalist Keyon Harrold straddles two distinct worlds. The first – chilled-out, vocal-led R&B – dominates, with...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: February/2024
Chris Barber: Memories of My Trip
Barber's recent retirement as a performer and bandleader has prompted the re-release of this 2010 double-CD compilation of selected recordings,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
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