The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra: Duet For 16
Now, this is a find. These selections are from transcription recordings made for French radio, with three complete programmes included,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2015
Quadraceratops
Take your eyes off the action on the young jazz scene for one moment and a whole load of new...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Romain Pilon: Colorfield
Jamire Williams | Michael Janisch | Romain Pilon | Walter Smith lll
Pilon is a young French guitarist prominent in the Paris underground jazz movement after a worthy US stint that included...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2014
Walter Benton Quintet: Out of This World
Alec Dankworth | David Horler | John Horler | Julie Dunn | Tony Coe | Winston Clifford
Walter Benton, who lived till the age of 70, never won any Downbeat Critics (or Readers) Polls. But, for those...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2014
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work
Two Grammy-nominated releases – A Blessing in 2006 and Eternal Interlude in 2009 – is not bad going for a...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2018
Kate Williams: Four Plus Three
It won’t take the mathematically inclined too long to work out that the album title reveals its intention i.e. the...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2016
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
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