Review of Charlie Watts: Anthology

Charlie Watts: Anthology

Alan Skidmore | Annie Whitehead | Anthony Kerr | Bernard Fowler | Bill Eyden | Bill Lesage | Bobby Wellins | Brian Lemon | Charlie Watts | Chris Pyne

BMG

Rating: ★★★

During the 58 years of his day job with the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts released eight albums with his own...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: August/2023

Review of Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet: Goldbrun

Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet: Goldbrun

Gulli Gudmunsson | Joost Lijbaart | Wolfert Brederode | Yuri Honing

Challenge

Rating: ★★★★

In 2018, there’s nothing new in jazz musicians presenting versions of post-Beatles pop tunes. You might even say it’s the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2018

Review of Billy Childs: The Winds of Change

Billy Childs: The Winds of Change

Ambrose Akinmusire | Billy Childs | Brian Blade | Scott Colley

Editor's Choice

Mack Avenue Records

Rating: ★★★★

The title track was originally written for Roy Hargrove and a large accompanying orchestra, but Childs' mission on this album...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023

Review of Chet Doxas: Rich In Symbols

Chet Doxas: Rich In Symbols

Chet Doxas | Dave Douglas | Dave Nugent | Eric Doob | John Escreet | Liam O'Neil | Matthew Stevens | Zack Lober

Ropeadope

Rating: ★★

Chet Doxas, a young Brooklyn-based saxophonist, is of Canadian extraction, as are his quartet’s versatile bassist Zack Lober and guitarist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2018

Review of Tommy Andrews Quintet: The Crux

Tommy Andrews Quintet: The Crux

Dave Hamblett | Dave Manington | Nick Costley-White | Rick Simpson | Tommy Andrews

Jellymould

Rating: ★★★

The son of not one but two trumpeters, woodwind player Tommy Andrews graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2014

Review of Aarhus Jazz Orchestra: Lars MØteller’s Rewrite of Spring

Aarhus Jazz Orchestra: Lars MØteller’s Rewrite of Spring

Dave Liebman | Lars Møller | Marilyn Mazur

Dacapo

Rating: ★★★★

Big bands are very much a part of the European jazz scene in a way that they are not in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2016

Review of Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Dave Liebman | Drew Gress | Phil Haynes

Corner Store Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Phil Haynes was 62 years of age on 15 June, a Downtown warrior who has remained true to the ethos...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2023

Review of Marko Churnchetz: Devotion

Marko Churnchetz: Devotion

Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine

Greenleaf Music

Rating: ★★★★

The 28-year-old Slovenian pianist Marko Churnchetz spends much of his time journeying between his home country and New York. The...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Review of Benny Goodman: The Sound Of Music

Benny Goodman: The Sound Of Music

Dave Green | Henry Lowther | Jim Mullen | Stu Butterfield

Trio

Rating: ★★★

Goodman plays songs from the movie with mixed results, but at their best, Fred Karlin's arrangements provide sound jazz fodder...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2010

Review of John Turville: Head First

John Turville: Head First

Dave Whitford | James Maddren | John Turville | Julian Argüelles | Robbie Robson

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Though John Turville is one of the UK jazz scene's most perceptive heirs to the piano legacy of his former...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2019

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