Review of The End: Svärmod Och Vermod Är Vårdesinnen

The End: Svärmod Och Vermod Är Vårdesinnen

Anders Hana | Greg Saunier | Kjetil Møster | Mats Gustafsson | Sofia Jernber

RareNoiseRecords

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Art Pepper Quartet: Live At Fat Tuesday's

Art Pepper Quartet: Live At Fat Tuesday's

Al Foster | Art Pepper | George Mraz | Milcho Leviev

Elemental

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Big Band: Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording

Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Big Band: Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording

Alex Foster | Bob Mintzer | Frank Wess | Howard Johnson | Jaco Pastorius | Jon Faddis | Lew Soloff | Peter Erskine | Randy Brecker | Toots Thielemans

Editor's Choice

Resonance

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Bill Evans: Empathy + Pike's Peak

Bill Evans: Empathy + Pike's Peak

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Connie Kay | Dave Pike | Herbie Lewis | Monty Budwig | Percy Heath | Shelly Manne | Walter Perkins

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of The Gaz Hughes Trio: Beboptical Illusion

The Gaz Hughes Trio: Beboptical Illusion

Andrzej Baranek | Ed Harrison | Gaz Hughes

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of The Callum Au Big Band: Something's Coming

The Callum Au Big Band: Something's Coming

Barry Clements | Callum Au | Chris Eldred | Ed Richardson | Emma Smith | Freddie Gavita | Gareth Lochrane | Henry Armburg Jennings | Iain Mackenzie | Jim Gold

www.callumaubigband.com

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Leon Thomas: The Creator 1969-73 The Best Of The Flying Dutchman Masters

Leon Thomas: The Creator 1969-73 The Best Of The Flying Dutchman Masters

Baba Feme | Bernard Purdie | Billy Cobham | Billy Harper | Cecil McBee | Cornell Dupree | David Spinozza | Grady Tate | James Spaulding | Joe Beck

BGP

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of James Carter Organ Trio: At The Crossroads

James Carter Organ Trio: At The Crossroads

Brandon Ross | Bruce Edwards | Carter | Eli Fountain | Gerard Gibbs | Kenyon Harrold | Leonard King | Miche Braden | Vincent Chandler

Universal

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Stanley Cowell: No Illusions

Stanley Cowell: No Illusions

Billy Drummond | Bruce Williams | Jay Anderson | Stanley Cowell

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of George Benson: Weekend In London

George Benson: Weekend In London

George Benson

Provogue Records

Rating: ★★★★

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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