Logan Richardson: AfroFuturism
Alto saxophonist and composer Logan Richardson's take on the Afrofuturist aesthetic mixes spacey jams with his Blues People band into...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2021
Fabien Mary & The Vintage Orchestra: Too Short
French trumpeter-arranger Mary is best known as a small group leader but also plays regularly in the top Parisian big...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2021
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow
Brian Blade | Chris Thomas | Dave Devine | Jon Cowherd | Melvin Butler | Myron Walden
The superlative drummer Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band has retained the nucleus of the line-up that recorded the eponymous debut release...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018
Various Artists: Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined by Jazzanova
‘New look at an old label’ is a formula with a fairly long history. In the past two decades the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2022
Superlocrian: Hills & Valleys
Edward Leaker | Gavin Mallett | Hugh Davies | Jade Gall | Mike Poyser | Sam Massey | Tom Green
Trumpeter Massey is Superlocrian’s instigator and the group has already made its mark on radio and in concert; this is...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024
The Joe Harriott Double Quintet, under the direction of John Mayer: Indo-Jazz Suite
On Indo-Jazz Suite's release in 1966 its four tracks – ‘Overture’, ‘Contrasts’, ‘Raga Megha’ and ‘Raga Gaud-Saranga’ – freeze-framed something...
Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: July/2014
Mal Waldron: Complete Trio Recordings 1958-1960
As well as his composing, Waldron was known for his rather monochrome amalgam of Monk and Powell, often very effective...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015
Gordon Beck: Jubilation!: Trios, Quartets and Septets in Session 1964-1984
It's possible to argue that in many ways some of pianist Gordon Beck’s finest playing was during the three years...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2018
The Miles Davis Quintet & Sextet: Walkin'
Miles Davis’ album Walkin’ is one of those albums that should be in every jazz fan’s album collection. Recorded after...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2020
Chick Corea: The Musician
Chick Corea's birthday celebrations at New York's famed Blue Note jazz club have grown in length in direct proportion to...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2017
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