Review of Keith Tippett Octet: From Granite To Wind

Keith Tippett Octet: From Granite To Wind

Ben Waghorn | James Gardiner-Bateman | Julie Tippetts | Keith Tippett | Kevin Figes | Paul Dunmall | Peter Fairclough | Thad Kelly

Ogun

Rating: ★★★★

This is Tippett’s finest album in a while. Think of it as a Minipede perhaps rather than something of the...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: October/2011

Review of Jason Rebello and Opus Anglicanum: Adorna

Jason Rebello and Opus Anglicanum: Adorna

David de Winter | James Burchall | Jason Rebello | John Bowen | Roland Robertson | Stephen Burrows

Editor's Choice

Ulysses Arts UA210140

Rating: ★★★★

Adorna comes from the same musical space once occupied by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble that produced four best...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2022

Review of Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol 3, No. 2

Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol 3, No. 2

Bill Kreutzmann | Bob Weir | Jerry Garcia | Keith Godchaux | Phil Lesh

Grateful Dead Productions

Rating: ★★★

In 2001 that US barometer of affluence, Forbes estimated the annual income of Grateful Dead Enterprises from relic worship –...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: June/2010

Review of Trio Heinz Herbert: Yes

Trio Heinz Herbert: Yes

Dominic Landolt | Mario Hänni | Ramon Landolt

Intakt CD

Rating: ★★★

Yes dangles between curlicues of intellectualised sound-making and instinct. It nods to Stockhausen’s disrespect of rhythmic repetition, and the trance...

Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: April/2019

Review of James Mainwaring: Meditations 1A

James Mainwaring: Meditations 1A

James Mainwaring

Lamplight Social

Rating: ★★★

Best known as one third of MOBO and Mercury Prize nominated Roller Trio, here saxophonist James Mainwaring turns away from...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2023

Review of Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick: Make One Little Room an Everywhere

Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick: Make One Little Room an Everywhere

Alcyona Mick | Brigitte Beraha | Natacha Atlas | Tori Freestone

Editor's Choice

Self-release

Rating: ★★★★

Mick and Freestone each had very different lockdown experiences, yet through the duo format they have created an album that...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2023

Review of Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow with Fathieh Honari: The Marrow With Fathieh Honari

Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow with Fathieh Honari: The Marrow With Fathieh Honari

Fathieh Honari | Gordon Grdina | Hamin Honari | Hank Roberts | Mark Helias

Attaboygirl Records

Rating: ★★★★

Although the oud is one of the emblematic instruments of the Middle East, it has been deployed to good effect...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2024

Review of Alicia & Michael Olatuja: Olatuja

Alicia & Michael Olatuja: Olatuja

Alicia Olatuja | Christian Sands | David Rosenthal | Femi Temowo | Joshua Keitt | Magatte Sow | Michael Olatuja | Obed Calvaire

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Although vocalist Alicia and bassist Michael Olatuja are accomplished artists in their own right, their collaborations bring out the best...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024

Review of The Harper Trio: Passing By

The Harper Trio: Passing By

Evan Jenkins | Josephine Davies | Maria Christina Harper

Little Yellow Man Records/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

The jazz harp has enjoyed a surprising renaissance in recent years: we can look to New Yorker Brandee Younger, and...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: February/2024

Review of Giovanni Guidi, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan, Joao Lobo: A New Day

Giovanni Guidi, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan, Joao Lobo: A New Day

Giovanni Guidi | James Brandon Lewis | Joao Lobo | Thomas Morgan

ECM

Rating: ★★★

A much-admired sideman to the legendary Enrico Rava and acclaimed leader in his own right, Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi heads...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2024

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