Review of Warren Vache/Alan Barnes: The Cobbler's Waltz

Warren Vache/Alan Barnes: The Cobbler's Waltz

Alan Barnes | Dave Green | John Pearce | Steve Brown | Warren Vache

Woodville

Rating: ★★★★

Vache and Barnes are chums, birds of a feather, if you like, and there's a lot of mutual respect evident...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2014

Review of Erik Truffaz: 5 Albums Originaux

Erik Truffaz: 5 Albums Originaux

Anouar Brahem | Erik Truffaz | Manu Codjia | Marc Erbetta | Marcello Giuliani | Michel Benita | Mounir Troudi | NYA | Patrick Muller | Phillipe Garcia

Warner Music

Rating: ★★★

Let's hope the svelte Swiss-French trumpeter had an off day on his last visit to Ronnie Scott's in the summer,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015

Review of Lee Konitz: Prisma

Lee Konitz: Prisma

Christopher Campestrini | Frank Wunsch | Guenter Buhles | Lee Konitz

QFTF

Rating: ★★★

Apparently Konitz requested Buhles write him a concerto after hearing the composer's ‘Concerto for Orchestra’. ‘Prisma’, the resulting work, occupies...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2018

Review of Various Artists: Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined by Jazzanova

Various Artists: Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined by Jazzanova

Axel Reinemer | Christoph Adams | David Lemaitre | Florian Menzel | Jan Burkamp | Paul Kleber | Sean Haefell | Sebastian Borkowski | Stefan Leisering | Stefan Ulrich

BBE

Rating: ★★★

‘New look at an old label’ is a formula with a fairly long history. In the past two decades the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2022

Review of Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out

Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out

Dave Whitford | Richard Fairhurst | Tim Giles

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★

Richard Fairhurst has an impressive pedigree. Five years after beginning to learn the piano at the age of 15, he...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: July/2024

Review of John Surman: Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop

John Surman: Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop

Alan Jackson | Alan Skidmore | Erich Kleinschuster | Fritz Pauer | Harry Miller | John Surman | Kenny Wheeler | Malcolm Griffiths | Mike Osborne | Ronnie Scott

Cuneiform

Rating: ★★★★

Despite the youthful appearance of the participants and their period clothing styles, the music comes up fresh and powerful. On...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2011

Review of Alphonse Mouzon: By All Means

Alphonse Mouzon: By All Means

Alphonse Mouzon | Freddie Hubbard | Herbie Hancock | Jerry Hey | Kim Hutchcroft | Larry Williams | Lee Ritenour | Paul Jackson Jr | Scott Edwards | Seawind Horns

MPS

Rating: ★★★

If you want to wind up Billy Cobham (go on, I dare yah!), just mention disco drumming, and how it...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2022

Review of Mark Masters Ensemble: Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster

Mark Masters Ensemble: Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster

Adam Schroeder | Art Baron | Bruce Lett | Danny House | Dave Woodley | Jerry Pinter | Kirsten Edkins | Les Benedict, | Les Lovitt | Mark Ferber

Capri

Rating: ★★★★

The California-based arranger Masters has addressed Ellingtonia before. Now his expanded Ensemble is tackling the compositions recorded when that marvellous...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2021

Review of Angel Bat Dawid: A Requiem For Jazz

Angel Bat Dawid: A Requiem For Jazz

Angel Bat Dawid | Dr Charles Joseph Smith | horn section and choir | Jeremiah Hunt | Knoel Scott | Marshall Allen | Norman W Long | Vincent Davis | Xristian Espinoza

International Anthem

Rating: ★★★

Angel Bat Dawid was one of the highlights – along with Ben Lamar Gay – of Chicago label International Anthem's...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2023

Review of Miles Davis: The Unissued 1956/7 Paris Broadcasts

Miles Davis: The Unissued 1956/7 Paris Broadcasts

Art Taylor | Barney Wilen | Christian Garros | Kenny Clarke | Lester Young | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Pierre Michelot | Red Garland | Rene Urtreger

Rare Live Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This album divides itself into two parts comprising ten tracks with the French musicians noted above, albeit with Lester Young...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2011

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