Paolo Fresu and Omar Sosa: Alma
Jacques Morelenbaum | Omar Sosa | Paolo Fresu
With two outstanding musicians from Europe and the Americas – Italian trumpeter Fresu and Cuban pianist Sosa – coming together,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2012
Matt Mitchell: Zealous Angles
Chris Tordini | Dan Weiss | Matt Mitchell
On his sixth album for Pi Recordings, pianist Matt Mitchell makes his concept clear with a vividly expressive title. Zealous...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2024
Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth by Day
Just as Wilson's move to Blue Note records from JMT in 1993 saw her reinvent herself under the aegis of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015
Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege
Andrew Lisle | Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Mike Bardon | Oliver Dover
Noel Edmonds was one of those who got caught out by surreal comic writer Chris Morris' bogus scam ...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2013
Shatner's Bassoon: Disco Erosion
Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Joost Hendrickx | Michael Bardon | Oliver Dover
With a name pilfered from one of the more absurd episodes of Chris Morris's Brass Eye, Shatner's Bassoon have always...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2018
The Cookers: Believe
This band really has such a distinctive sound. Totally different from anything else on the scene today. It's a magic...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2012
Alan Barnes: The Art Trip/The Music Of Art Pepper
Al Swainger | Alan Barnes | Craig Milverton | Nick Millward
The Art Trip is a highly accomplished three-piece trio who, on this outing, specialise in reinterpreting music either composed by...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2012
Chloe Charles: Break The Balance
Chloe Charles | Justin Craig | Matt Duncan | Sam McLellan
With its multiplicity of influences, this offbeat 12-track collection of originals from Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chloe Charles, channels everything...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2014
Bill O’Connell: A Change Is Gonna Come
Bill O’Connell | Craig Handy | Lincoln Goines | Pedrito Martinez | Steve Jordan
Prior to this, I knew nothing of O’Connell but Wikipedia tells me that he’s principally associated with Latin jazz and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2022
Curtis Stigers: Let’s Go Out Tonight
With the Great American Songbook now here to be seen, this latest album from US singer-saxophonist Curtis Stigers represents something...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2012
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