Review of Linda Oh: Initial Here

Linda Oh: Initial Here

Dayna Stephens | Fabian Almazan | Jen Shyu | Linda Oh | Rudy Royston

Greenleaf Music

Rating: ★★★★

Initial Here is the second album from bassist Linda Oh: born in Malaysia, raised in Perth and now resident in...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: May/2012

Review of Ingrid Laubrock Octet: Zürich Concert

Ingrid Laubrock Octet: Zürich Concert

Ben Davis | Drew Gress | Ingrid Laubrock | Liam Noble | Mary Halvorson | Ted Reichman | Tom Arthurs | Tom Rainey

Intakt Intakt

Rating: ★★★★

Ingrid Laubrock is a musician of rare sensitivity and imagination (this is me talking, by the way, not the press...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: July/2014

Review of Sarah Vaughan: Live in Tokyo

Sarah Vaughan: Live in Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

Editor's Choice

Xanadu

Rating: ★★★

Recorded at the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, in September 1973, this twofer documents the inimitable Sarah Vaughan at the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2016

Review of Kenny Barron: At The Piano

Kenny Barron: At The Piano

Kenny Barron

Xanadu Master Edition

Rating: ★★★★

Sad to say, I never previously caught up with this debut solo album, even in a previous CD edition. Compared...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016

Review of Ben Wendel: All One

Ben Wendel: All One

Ben Wendel | Bill Frisell | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Elena Pinderhughes | José James | Terence Blanchard | Tigran Hamasyan

Edition

Rating: ★★

Major props to Dave Stapleton and his team for putting together such a wide-ranging, diverse catalogue of albums at Edition,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023

Review of Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love

Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love

Alan Haven | Alan Jackson | Alan Skidmore | Alexis Korner | Ali Haurand | Alphonse Mouzon | Andrew Cleyndert | Arnie Somogyi | Barnaby Dickinson | Bert Courtney

Confront

Rating: ★★★★★

It's testament to the richness of Skid's considerable output over the years that this box set of almost entirely unreleased...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2023

Review of Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce: The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions

Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce: The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions

Art Taylor | Benny Powell | Bob Brookmeyer | Don Abney | Don Butterfield | Donald Byrd | Duke Jordan | Ernie Royal | Gigi Gryce | Hank Jones

Jazz Dynamics

Rating: ★★★

Two front line horns plus a three-piece rhythm section were to hard bop what three guitars and drums were to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

Review of Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart - Blue and Ballads Vol 1

Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart - Blue and Ballads Vol 1

David Finck | Jaimeo Brown | Joe Locke | Ryan Cohan

Motéma

Rating: ★★★

Joe Locke has a personal voice, fluency to spare and a sound that shimmers with the metallic soul of Milt...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2013

Review of Takeo Moriyama: East Plants

Takeo Moriyama: East Plants

Hideaki Mochizuki | Shuichi Enomoto | Takeo Moriyama | Toshiko Inoue | Yohji Sadanari

BBE

Rating: ★★★

The BBE Jazz Masterclass reissue series continues apace with another fine offering from Japan. Drummer Moriyama is not well known...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2018

Review of The Generations Quartet: Invitation

The Generations Quartet: Invitation

Dave Liebman

Self-release

Rating: ★★★★

The generations Quartet is a well-integrated band since it comprises Liebman with three generations of jazz musicians he has mentored...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2020

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