Review of Fofoulah

Fofoulah

Dave Smith | Johnny Brierley | Kaw Secka | Phil Stevenson | Tom Challenger

Glitter Beat

Rating: ★★★

I've never liked the term ‘world music’ so, I promise, the words ‘world’ and ‘music’ will not appear in the...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: October/2014

Review of Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Cecil Brooks | Danny Ray Thompson | Dave Davis | Dave Hotep | Elson Nascimento | Farid Barron | James Stewart | Knoel Scott | Marshall Allen | Michael Ray

Editor's Choice

Strut Strut

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Barry Green Trio: Almost There

Barry Green Trio: Almost There

Barry Green | Drew Gress | Tom Rainey

Mole Tone

Rating: ★★★★

The pianist Barry Green has self-produced a handful of enterprising recordings for his Mole Tone label that are testament to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Review of Liam Noble: The Long Game

Liam Noble: The Long Game

Liam Noble | Sebastian Rochford | Tom Herbert

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

The great UK pianist Liam Noble has performed in many guises – as an unaccompanied improviser, as an inspired covers-specialist...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2019

Review of Stan Getz: England 1958/Chicago 1957

Stan Getz: England 1958/Chicago 1957

Connie Kay | Dizzy Gillespie | Gus Johnson | Herb Ellis | John Lewis | Lou Levy | Percy Heath | Ray Brown | Sonny Stitt | Stan Getz

Solar

Rating: ★★★★

Norman Granz's Jazz At The Philharmonic troupe made their first UK national tour in May 1958, opening at the Gaumont...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2014

Review of The Kaleidoscope Quintet: Dancing on the Edge

The Kaleidoscope Quintet: Dancing on the Edge

Joe Lovano

Dot Time

Rating: ★★★

Joe Lovano's and Dave Liebman's regular partnerships flowered in the Saxophone Summit supergroup they shared from 1999 with the late...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: December/2020

Review of The Rebecca Kilgore Trio: Vol. 1

The Rebecca Kilgore Trio: Vol. 1

Rebecca Kilgore

Heavywood

Rating: ★★★

US vocalist Kilgore has been around for a while now [she's in her early seventies] and was a favourite presence...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2021

Review of Bill O'Connell: Jazz Latin

Bill O'Connell: Jazz Latin

Andrea Brachfeld | Bill O'Connell | Bobby Ameen | Conrad Herwig | Craig Handy | Dan Carillo | Lincoln Goines | Randy Brecker

Savant SCD

Rating: ★★★★

The core band on this sashaying suite played together for decades in the late flautist Dave Valentin's band. They channel...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2018

Review of Nightports with Tom Herbert

Nightports with Tom Herbert

Adam Martin | Mark Slater | Tom Herbert

The Leaf Label BAY

Rating: ★★★★

Adam Martin and Mark Slater AKA Nightports are an experimental studio production team currently recording a series of collaborations with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2022

Review of Oddarrang: Agartha

Oddarrang: Agartha

Ilmari Pohjola | Lasse Lindgren | Lasse Sakara | Olavi Louhivuori | Osmo Ikonen

Edition

Rating: ★★

The quartet Oddarang's 2007 debut album won the Finnish equivalent of a Grammy for best jazz album, and were first...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

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