The End: Svärmod Och Vermod Är Vårdesinnen
Anders Hana | Greg Saunier | Kjetil Møster | Mats Gustafsson | Sofia Jernber
Formed by baritone saxophone players Mats Gustafsson and Kjetil Møster, The End are an intense, hi-energy free jazz/altrock collective whose...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: August/2018
Art Pepper Quartet: Live At Fat Tuesday's
Al Foster | Art Pepper | George Mraz | Milcho Leviev
Having staged a remarkable comeback after many years of tribulation that would have buried a lesser person, Art Pepper knew...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Big Band: Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording
When Jaco Pastorius formed his Word of Mouth big band it was as a sort of anti-reaction to his six-year...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2017
Bill Evans: Empathy + Pike's Peak
This is relatively minor Evans, but interesting nevertheless. Dating from the year following Scott LaFaro's death, it avoids his new...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2013
The Gaz Hughes Trio: Beboptical Illusion
Andrzej Baranek | Ed Harrison | Gaz Hughes
When the likes of Scott Hamilton, Alan Barnes and Tony Kofi want you on the kit, those are endorsements enough...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2023
The Callum Au Big Band: Something's Coming
You have to admire a can-do attitude in a musician. Callum Au was barely out of diapers when he became...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2013
Leon Thomas: The Creator 1969-73 The Best Of The Flying Dutchman Masters
Following the excellent anthologies of Gil Scott-Heron and Lonnie Liston Smith, Ace/BGP continues its celebration of the seminal Flying Dutchman...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2013
James Carter Organ Trio: At The Crossroads
A mainstream-cummodern master of all the saxophones from contrabass to sopranino, James Carter's star is rising. He recently took first...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2012
Stanley Cowell: No Illusions
Billy Drummond | Bruce Williams | Jay Anderson | Stanley Cowell
Pianist Stanley Cowell first came to prominence accompanying the likes of Roland Kirk and gained further recognition when he co-founded...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2017
George Benson: Weekend In London
This new live album from the Pittsburgh-born guitarist captures last year's performance at Ronnie Scott's as part of the club's...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2020
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