Review of Collective X: Love & Protest

Collective X: Love & Protest

Alya Al-Sultani | Clemens Christian Potzssch | Cleveland Watkiss | Dave Ital | Joshua Idehen | Mark Sanders | Neil Charles | Orphy Robinson | Pat Thomas | Robert Menzel

Two Rivers

Rating: ★★★

Vocalist Alya Al-Sultani may currently have a relatively low profile on the UK jazz scene, but this new project Collective...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Review of Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Christian McBride | Cyrus Chestnut | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Jimmy Greene | Jonathan Dubose | Kenny Barron | Lewis Nash | Pat Metheny | Renee Rosnes

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★

The inimitable Dianne Reeves is back with her first studio album for five years. Featuring an all-star cast, the overall...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2015

Review of Stanley Turrentine: Sugar/Gilberto with Turrentine/Salt Song plus Bonus Tracks

Stanley Turrentine: Sugar/Gilberto with Turrentine/Salt Song plus Bonus Tracks

Airto Moreira | Alan Shulman | Astrud Gilberto | Billy Cobham | Billy Kaye | Bob Mann | Brenda Bryant | Butch Cornell | Charles McCracken | Denny Seiwell

BGO

Rating: ★★★

Hard on the heels of the three Ramsey Lewis sets on BGO comes this collection of Stanley Turrentine's early forays...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2018

Review of Bill Evans: Momentum

Bill Evans: Momentum

Bill Evans | Camille Morin | Dick Garcia | Eddie Costa | Jerry Bruno | Joe Puma | Oscar Pettiford | Paul Motian | Teddy Kotick

self-released

Rating: ★★

Another previously unknown live recording to rival last year's Top Of The Gate release on Resonance, only this time from...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Review of Large Unit: Fluku

Large Unit: Fluku

Andreas Wildhagen | Christian Meaas Svendsen | Jon Rune Strøm | Julie Kjær | Ketil Gutvik | Klaus Ellerhusen Holm | Kristoffer Berre Alberts | Mats Äleklint | Paal Nilssen-Love | Per Åke Holmlander

PNL

Rating: ★★★

It says something about the grand ambitions of Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit that, by releasing an hour of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2018

Review of The Headhunters: The Stunt Man

The Headhunters: The Stunt Man

Bill Summers | Chris Severin | Craig Handy | Donald Harrison | J Wills | Kyle Roussel | Mike Clark | Reggie Stephens | Ryan Tatarian | Scott Roberts

Ropeadope

Rating: ★★★

There have been few bigger-selling or more influential jazz albums than Herbie Hancock’s 1973 fusion masterpiece Head Hunters, which saw...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2024

Review of Jaga Jazzist/Britten Sinfonia: Live with Britten Sinfonia

Jaga Jazzist/Britten Sinfonia: Live with Britten Sinfonia

Andreas Mjøs | Britten Sinfonia | Christian Eggen | Erik Johannessen | Even Ormestad | Lars Hornveth | Line Hornveth | Marcus Forsgren | Martin Hornveth | Mathias Eck

Ninja Tune

Rating: ★★★★

A quick glance across the personnel above – and the abundance of multi-instrumentalists crammed into unclassifiable Norwegian nine-piece Jaga Jazzist...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: June/2013

Review of Anton Eger: Æ

Anton Eger: Æ

Anton Eger | Christian Lillinger | Dan Nicholls | Ivo Neame | Juliette Marland | Mathias Heise | Matt Calvert | Niels Broos | Otis Sandsjo | Petter Eldh

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

When witnessing ‘live’ the high flying international piano trio Phronesis, it’s the Oslo-born drummer Anton Eger who most catches your...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Review of Vienna Art Orchestra: The Minimalism Of Erik Satie

Vienna Art Orchestra: The Minimalism Of Erik Satie

Christian Radovan | Hannes Kottek | Harry Sokal | Ima | John Sass | Karl “Bumi” Fian | Lauren Newton | Mathias Rüegg | Roman Schwaller | Wolfgang Puschnig

hatOLOGY hatOLOGY

Rating: ★★★★

The employment of his music in adverts for chocolate and throat lozenges has not done much for the contemporary reputation...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: June/2011

Review of Album Interview: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Jama Ko

Album Interview: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Jama Ko

Amy Sacko | Bassekou Kouyate | Béla Fleck | Kasse Mady Diabaté | Khaira Arby | Lassana Diabaté | Mamadou Kouyate | Moctar Kouyate | Moustafa Kouyate | Taj Mahal

Out Here Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Malian virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate is probably the world's most celebrated player of the ngoni, a traditional West African instrument...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2013

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