David Glasser: Hypocrisy Democracy
Andy Milne | Ben Allison | Dave Glasser | Matt Wilson
The 1970s New York circles that David Glasser grew up in were steeped in jazz and the politics of civil...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2020
Brian Landrus: Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn
Billy Hart | Brian Landrus | Dave Stryker | Jay Anderson
This record’s accompanying blurb features the arresting line “Dr Brian Landrus is an internationally recognised low woodwind artist.” Those of...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: September/2024
Monkin’ Around: 4 In 1
Billy Pod | Dave O’Higgins | Luke Fowler | Martin Shaw | Sean Fyfe
O’Higgins’ love for Monk knows no bounds. As if touring with Rob Luft in 2019 when they played the whole...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2024
Louis Armstrong: The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
This impressive multi-disc box set comprises three main components: firstly the 1946-47 singles that Armstrong made for RCA during the...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2021
Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling
Since becoming the musical director of Sun Ra's Arkestra in 1993, long standing member Marshall Allen has diligently orbited Ra's...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2020
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet: In a World of Mallets
Austin Johnson | Dave Potter | Jason Marsalis | Will Goble
The youngest Marsalis brother is better known as a drummer, but being a member of that multi-talented family it should...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: July/2013
Rick Simpson: Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited
Dave Whitford | James Allsop | Rick Simpson | Tori Freestone | Will Glaser
On Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited, London-based pianist Rick Simpson (a member of bassist Michael Janisch's band...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2020
Flying Machines: New Life
Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson
Flying Machines are so much more than rock-powered improv. Yeah, we kick off ballistically with the roar and rampage of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018
Colin Steele Quartet: Diving For Pearls – Jazz Interpretations Of The Pearlfishers Songbook
Alyn Cosker | Calum Gourlay | Colin Steele | Dave Milligan
You wait years for one Colin Steele record and then two come along at the same time. With his second...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017
Emanative: Earth
Alex Ritz | Bobby Avey | Dave Liebman | Matt Vashlishan | Tony Marino
This is a maximalist, internationalist, panfaith record, stuffing all 79 minutes of CD time with music, and stretching attention spans...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2020
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