Review of Emily Saunders: Outsiders Insiders

Emily Saunders: Outsiders Insiders

Bruno Heinen | Byron Wallen | Dave Whitford | Emily Saunders | Jon Scott | Trevor Mires

The Mix Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

I was a huge fan of Emily Saunders' 2011 debut Cotton Skies, not least because it showcased an artist who...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2015

Review of Eugene Chadbourne: There'll Be No Tears Tonight

Eugene Chadbourne: There'll Be No Tears Tonight

David Licht | Dennis Licht | Eugene Chadbourne | John Zorn | Robbie Link | Scott Manring | Tom Cora

Corbett vs Dempsey CvsD

Rating: ★★★

When this album was originally issued on Parachute Records in 1980 it was in the context of a growing wave...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2017

Review of Misha Mullov-Abbado: Cross-Platform Interchange

Misha Mullov-Abbado: Cross-Platform Interchange

Elad Neeman | James Davison | Liam Dunachie | Matthew Herd | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Sam Rapley | Scott Chapman

Edition

Rating: ★★★

Cross-Platform Interchange is the young bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado's second album for Edition following debut New Ansonia, which he recorded after...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017

Review of Cannonball Adderley: Know What I Mean?

Cannonball Adderley: Know What I Mean?

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Connie Kay | Paul Motian | Percy Heath | Scott LaFaro | Shelly Manne

Matchball

Rating: ★★★★

Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley wasn't the first jazz player to be confronted with the realisation that success can be a double...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2019

Review of Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans: Know What I Mean?

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Connie Kay | Paul Motian | Percy Heath | Scott LaFaro | Shelly Manne

Matchball

Rating: ★★★★

It's hard to add anything to the appraisal I gave this well-known Riverside session a few issues ago. Indeed, it's...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: September/2019

Review of James Chance & The Contortions: Buy

James Chance & The Contortions: Buy

Adele Bertei | David Hoftsra | Don Christensen | George Scott | James Chance | Jody Harris | Pat Plac

Ze

Rating: ★★★

Though he's forever associated with New York's post-punk No Wave scene, James Chance really just wanted to be a jazzer....

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2016

Review of Lizz Wright: Holding Space: Lizz Wright Live in Berlin

Lizz Wright: Holding Space: Lizz Wright Live in Berlin

Ben Zwerin | Bobby Ray Sparks II | Chris Bruce | Ivan Edwards | Lizz Wright

Editor's Choice

Blues & Greens Records

Rating: ★★★★

When, during the pandemic, Lizz Wright found the time to listen back to some previous live dates, she was particularly...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2022

Review of Jimmy Greene: Beautiful Life

Jimmy Greene: Beautiful Life

Christian McBride | Cyrus Chestnut | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Jimmy Greene | Jonathan Dubose | Kenny Barron | Lewis Nash | Pat Metheny | Renee Rosnes

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★

Although personal tragedy has been the background to many an artistic statement, few could conceivably match the devastatingly cruel fate...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2015

Review of Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next Big Band: Listen Up!

Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next Big Band: Listen Up!

Brandon Lin | Chloe Brisson | Christian Napoleon | Eric Nakanishi | Kuumba Frank Lacy | Manfredo Caputo | Ralph Peterson | Robert Vaga Dowda | Stephan Tinney | Tim Murphy

Onyx Productions (CD)

Rating: ★★★

A confirmed able and keeper of Art Blakey’s flame, drummer (and-ex-Messenger) Peterson is also a composer of note, the highlight...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2020

Review of Misha Mullov-Abbado: Dream Circus

Misha Mullov-Abbado: Dream Circus

James Davison | Liam Dunachie | Matthew Herd | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Sam Rapley | Scott Chapman

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★★

Featuring the same classy young UK sextet that recorded his 2017 session Cross-Platform Interchange, and produced by the adventurous Jasper...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2020

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