Louis Hayes: Artform Revisited
Abraham Burton | David Hazeltine | Dezron Douglas | Louis Hayes | Steve Nelson
This group’s earlier Savant release was reviewed favourably in Jazzwise 286 and rightly so. This time, as the album title...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2024
Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek: Reeds Ramble
Chris Cheek | Ethan Iverson | Jochen Rueckert | Matt Penman | Seamus Blake
Two-tenor excursions have certainly changed over the years. Though there are a couple of blues, you won't find any of...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014
Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith: 100 Classic Recordings 1925-53
Bowler-hatted, cigar-chomping, the Harlem stride pianist and composer Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith – the nickname came from his prowess as...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2022
Nigel Price Organ Trio: That’s It. Right There
Joel Barford | Nigel Price | Ross Stanley
The album title seems to say it all. This is what the Price organ trio is destined to do. No...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Bill Evans: Evans in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert
Bill Evans | Eddie Gomez | Marty Morell
By the time this was recorded, Evans had been working with Eddie Gomez for the best part of four and...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024
Kontrabassduo Studer-Frey: Zurich Concerts: 15 Years of Kontrabassduo Studer-Frey
Swiss double-bassists Daniel Studer and Peter K Frey have been working together as improvisers for 15 years – a milestone...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2016
Large Unit: Erta Ale
You know you're dealing with a huge sound when Paal Nilssen-Love isn't even the loudest thing in the room. This...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2015
Charles Rouse: Two Is One
After a decade playing in Thelonious Monk's band, tenor-man Charles Rouse was clearly primed to stretch out into open ground....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2013
Steve Cardenas, Andrew Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Skúlli Sverrisson, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer: Newvelle Season Three
Commitment is a principle that runs deep in the ethos of Nevelle Records, its loyal subscribers and, most importantly, its...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: November/2018
Romain Collin: Press Enter
Born in France but based in New York, to which he moved after graduating from the Berklee College of Music...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2015
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