Lee Konitz: Frescalalto
Kenny Barron | Kenny Washington | Lee Konitz | Peter Washington
Konitz, who will turn 90 next October, continues to plough a lonely furrow. Despite his occasional stylistic influence on such...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2017
Ben Davis/Fred Thomas/Zac Gvirtzman: Monk Spent Youth
Ben Davis | Fred Thomas | Zac Gvirtzman
Davis and Thomas are reliable cornerstones of the London scene, while the lesser-known pianist and producer Gvirtzman (aka Zac Gvi)...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2019
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead: Legacy Holder
Andrew Renfroe | Godwin Louis | Jonathan Barber | Mar Vilaseca | Matt Dwonszyk | Taber Gable
Having gigged with stars such as Erykadh Badu, Buster Williams and Kurt Elling, and picked up good press for his...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2020
Various Artists: Cape Jazz Piano
It's a shame the South African piano tradition is not as widely available, or as widely celebrated, as all that...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019
Ahmad Jamal: At the Pershing and Other ‘Live’ Recordings, 1958-59
Ahmad Jamal | Israel Crosby | Vernel Fournier
This was the classic early Jamal trio, one he remains very fond of, as it generated both his first album...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2020
Rick Simpson: Klammer
Dave Hamblett | George Crowley | Michael Chillingworth | Ralph Wyld | Rick Simpson | Tom Farmer
Klammer is the hugely impressive sophomore recording of originals and ensemble arrangements by the gifted 2008 Guildhall graduate and pianist-keyboardist...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017
Pigfoot: Pigfoot Shuffle
Chris Batchelor | James Allsopp | Liam Noble | Paul Clarvis
This new album from London jazz eccentrics Pigfoot is a greatest hits collection drawn from their gig series at the...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019
Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie: Winter Garden
Eraldo Bernocchi | Harold Budd | Robin Guthrie
I was lucky to first hear Winter Garden while trapped in the middle of a Siberian snow storm. Just as...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2012
Chris Hodgkins & Dave Price: Back In Your Own Backyard
Ashley John Long | Chris Hodgkins | Dave Price | Erika Lyons
Here's Hodgkins newly released from his long-term role as director of Jazz Services and back to doing what he always...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2015
Gato Barbieri: Fenix
Fenix remains an outstanding recording of its decade and even now has a towering presence. It took Barbieri a decade...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2014
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