JD Allen: Americana Vol 2
Charlie Hunter | Gregg August | J.D Allen | Rudy Royston
Since Detroit-born tenorist JD Allen's solo recording debut in 1999, this unobtrusively fine musician has figured in DownBeat Critics' Polls,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Kazemde George: I Insist
Adam Arruda | Isaac Wilson | Kazemde George | Sami Stevens | Tyron Allen II
Brooklyn-based now, George is a Caribbean American saxophonist from Berkeley, California, who says these 10 compositions reflect the ‘experiences, circumstances...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
Tom Rainey: Obbligato
Drew Gress | Ingrid Laubrock | Kris Davis | Ralph Alessi | Tom Rainey
You wouldn't normally associate the drummer Tom Rainey – and the kind of left-field New York-based improvisers with whom he...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014
David Forman: Like A Rainbow
David Forman is a remarkable autodidact, now in his nineties, who for five decades was a full-time Brighton dentist and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2022
Linda May Han Oh: The Glass Hours
Fabian Almazan | Linda May Han Oh | Mark Turner | Obed Calvaire | Sara Serpa
Linda May Han Oh, one of the most in-demand bass players on the scene and partner to jazz stars including...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2023
Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
As he says in his note for this album, Gary Burton rated Cal Tjader as one of the four great...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain
John Lockwood | Mark Walker | Tim Ray
Pianist Ray was MD for Tony Bennett from 2016 through to the late singer's retirement in 2021 but is clearly...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023
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
Various Artists: Jazz City UK Volume 2:The Jam Sessions
Jim Simpson’s Big Bear Agency first conceived and has continued to organise the British Jazz Awards, the presentations in earlier...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Kenny Wheeler Big Band: The Long Waiting
It doesn't seem that long a wait, but this collection of original material is a most welcome companion to the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012
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