Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie: Winter Garden
Eraldo Bernocchi | Harold Budd | Robin Guthrie
I was lucky to first hear Winter Garden while trapped in the middle of a Siberian snow storm. Just as...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2012
David S Ware Trio: Live In New York, 2010
David S Ware | Warren Smith | William Parker
As far as openings to a concert go, the five-minute solo by Ware is a statement of the grandest intent....
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2017
Wilma Baan: Look At Me Now!
From the swinging opener ‘Oh! Look at Me Now’ to the striking ballad ‘Never Let Me Go’, vocalist Wilma Baan's...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2023
David S.Ware/Planetary Unknown: Live At Jazzfestival Saalfelden
Cooper-Moore | David S. Ware | Muhammad Ali | William Parker
The received wisdom may be that the ‘energy’ of what is termed the avant-garde is found first and foremost in...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2012
Solveig Slettahjell and Morten Qvenild: Antologie
Morten Qvenild | Solveig Slettahjell
When Solveig Slettahjell first emerged on the Norwegian scene in 2001 with her Slow Motion Orchestra (with her long-time pianist...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2012
Samuel Eagles' SPIRIT: Ask, Seek, Knock
Dave Hamblett | Duncan Eagles | Jean Toussaint | Max Luthert | Ralph Wyld | Sam Leak | Samuel Eagles
Young British altoist Samuel Eagles is a strong player with a rich sound and a fondness for bubbling, double-time runs....
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: July/2017
Ian Shaw: The Theory of Joy
Barry Green | Dave Ohm | Ian Shaw | Mick Hutton
There’s an added poignancy to Shaw’s first album with a piano trio in that he covers Bowie’s ‘Where Are We...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2016
Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
This outstanding 2CD set, the first of Fitzgerald's Song Book series, should be at the top of any aspiring jazz...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2018
Sarah Ellen Hughes: The Story So Far
Chris Allard | Darren Altman | Dave O'Higgins | Rick Smpson | Sarah Ellen Hughes | Tom Farmer
Since releasing her debut, Darning The Dream, Sarah Ellen Hughes has gone on to win the 2010 International Jazz Singing...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Various Artists: Gilles Peterson Presents: MV4
A Gilles Peterson radio session at the BBC's Maida Vale studio went past its broadcast remit in 2018, as a...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2020
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