Christian McBride Big Band: The Good Feeling
The first big band release by the celebrated bassist and composer. It’s very retro but you have to listen carefully...
Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: November/2011
Christian Muthspie: Seaven Teares (A Tribute to John Dowland)
Christian Muthspiel | Franck Tortiller | Matthieu Michel | Steve Swallow
In this reworking of the compositions of 16th century English Renaissance composer John Dowland, the 50-year-old Austrian trombonist Christian Muthspiel...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013
Gregory Porter/Donald Smith/Mansur Scott: Great Voices of Harlem
Donald Smith | Gregory Porter | Mansur Scott | Paul Zauner's Blue Brass
Instigated and produced by Austrian trombonist and bandleader Paul Zauner, the aesthetic heart of this terrific album lies in Harlem's...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2014
Scott Dunn with Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: I Watch You Sleep – Scott Dunn Celebrates Richard Ro
Claire Martin | Jeremy Brown | Matt Skelton | Rob Barron | Ryan Quigley | Scott Dunn
A flawless song list comprising Richard Rodney Bennett originals plus some of his favourite standards, stunning arrangements by conductor Scott...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2023
Scott Hamilton Quartet: Dean Street Nights
Dave Green | John Pearce | Scott Hamilton | Steve Brown
Here's a man who knows what he does best and is content with that. Hamilton, shortly to be 60, has...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2014
Album Interview: Scott Kinsey: We Speak Luniwaz
Scott Kinsey got to know Joe Zawinul in the last years of his life and was namechecked as an ‘Assistant...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Kendrick Scott Oracle: A Wall Becomes A Bridge
Joe Sanders | John Ellis | Kendrick Scott | Mike Moreno | Taylor Eigisti
Scott's 2015 debut We Are The Drum served notice of his ability as a composer-bandleader even though he had already...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2019
Bobby Scott Trio: The Early Sessions 1954-1955
Al Levitt | Bobby Scott | Jim Corbett | Nabil ‘Knobby’ Totah | Whitey Michell | Will Bradley Jr
Bobby Scott, who died in 1990 at the age of 53, may well be best remembered as the composer of...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2012
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble: Many
Christian Wallumrød | Eivind Lenning | Espen Reinertsen | Per Oddvar Johansen | Tove Törngren Brun
After five albums on the Munich-based ECM label, Wallumrød turned to Norway’s leading independent label Hubro in 2016 with Kurzsam...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2020
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble: Outstairs
Chritian Wallumrød’s progress on ECM since his debut in 1996 with No Birch has been one of gradual, sometimes imperceptible...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2013
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