Review of Omar & QCBA: Live At Last

Omar & QCBA: Live At Last

Brandon Allen | James Maddren | Omar | Quentin Collins | Ross Stanley

Editor's Choice

Ubuntu UBU 0100

Rating: ★★★★

It’s remarkable to think that over the course of a 30-plus year career, Omar has never recorded a live album....

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2022

Review of Max Roach: The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note

Max Roach: The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note

Alan Silva | Andrew Hill | Ben Riley | Clifford Jordan | Freddie Waits | Rufus Reid

Cam BXS

Rating: ★★★★

Max Roach, in cahoots with Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey rewrote the modern jazz drumming rule book back in the...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2016

Review of Fofoulah: Bene Bop EP

Fofoulah: Bene Bop EP

Biram Seck | Dave Smith | Johnny Brierley | Kaw Seck | Matt Calvert | Phil Stevenson | Tom Challenger

Loop Records

Rating: ★★★★

The LOOP Collective founder member and drummer Dave Smith has been a dedicated enthusiast of the percussive tradition from Senegal...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2013

Review of The Gil Evans Orchestra: Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

The Gil Evans Orchestra: Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

Billy Harper | David Sanborn | Gil Evans | Hannibal Marvin Peterson | Ryo Kawasaki

RCA Victor/Legacy

Rating: ★★★★

The glimpse of Gil Evans in Don Cheadle’s contentious Miles Ahead is an important reference for the aficionado and layperson...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2016

Review of Jaimeo Brown: Transcendence

Jaimeo Brown: Transcendence

Andrew Shantz | Chris Solar | Dartanyan Brown | Falu | Geri Allen | Jaimeo Brown | JD Allen | Kelvin Sholar | Marisha Brown | Selah Brown

Motéma

Rating: ★★★★

Brown’s illustrious label-mate David Murray, son of a gospel singer no less, has been vocal about the importance of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2013

Review of Alati: Ascending the Morning

Alati: Ascending the Morning

Brigitte Beraha | Chris Dowding | Dave O'Brien

33 Records/Singular Publishing

Rating: ★★★★

A package which initially appears modest, yet is most generous in spirit. Dowding has previously set the poetry of Arthur...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2023

Review of Neon Quartet: Subjekt

Neon Quartet: Subjekt

Jim Hart | Kit Downes | Stan Sulzmann | Tims Giles

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

If Catch Me was the band hunkering down and getting to know each other in the studio, then Subjekt is...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Review of Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr: Mosaic

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr: Mosaic

Julian Wasserfuhr | Keith Carlock | Roman Wasserfuhr | Tim Lefebvre | Tony Lakatos

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★

After 17 years of collaboration with ACT and six albums, Mosaic emerges as a product of pandemic reflection, resulting is...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Review of John Goldsby Trio: Segment

John Goldsby Trio: Segment

Billy Test | Hans Dekker | John Goldsby

Bass Lion Music

Rating: ★★★★

Until now, my experience of Goldsby's bass playing was limited to albums by the WDR big-band, where he's been resident...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2021

Review of Avishai Cohen: Triveni II

Avishai Cohen: Triveni II

Avishai Cohen | Nasheet Waits | Omer Avital

Anzic Records

Rating: ★★★★

The trumpeter Avishai Cohen has six albums to his credit, has just won Downbeat's rising star award in the critic's...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2013

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