Review of Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Dave Liebman | Drew Gress | Phil Haynes

Corner Store Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Phil Haynes was 62 years of age on 15 June, a Downtown warrior who has remained true to the ethos...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2023

Review of Johnny Scott Quintet: Purcell Variations For Five

Johnny Scott Quintet: Purcell Variations For Five

Arthur Watts | Barry Morgan | David Snell | Duncan Lamont | Johnny Scott

Fontana UK 1970

Best known these days as a successful composer for TV and film, British flautist, Johnny Scott, started out as a...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2014

Review of Gene Segal: Spiral

Gene Segal: Spiral

Brian Charette | Bruce Cox | Gene Segal

SteepleChase LookOut

Rating: ★★★

The Russian-born, New York resident supplies all the tunes apart from an interpretation of Björk's ‘Hidden Place’. They are pleasing...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: August/2017

Review of Jaco Pastorius Big Band: Twins II

Jaco Pastorius Big Band: Twins II

Bob Mintzer | Don Alias | Jaco Pastorius | Jon Faddis | Pete Erskine | Randy Brecker | Toots Theilemans

Warner Bros

Rating: ★★★

A re-issue of a Japanese concert that's not always been easy to find, so doubly welcome in that it captures...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015

Review of Charles McPherson: Live In Tokyo

Charles McPherson: Live In Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

Xanadu

Rating: ★★★

Mingus alumnus McPherson is one of many fine soloists whose own output is somewhat eclipsed by their sideman work with...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016

Review of Schweizer Favre: Live in Zurich

Schweizer Favre: Live in Zurich

Aruan Ortiz | Brad Jones | Chad Taylor

Intakt Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded live for a leading avant garde Swiss-based label, this playfully spirited piano and percussion duo has an infectiously raw...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2018

Review of Chet Doxas: Rich In Symbols

Chet Doxas: Rich In Symbols

Chet Doxas | Dave Douglas | Dave Nugent | Eric Doob | John Escreet | Liam O'Neil | Matthew Stevens | Zack Lober

Ropeadope

Rating: ★★

Chet Doxas, a young Brooklyn-based saxophonist, is of Canadian extraction, as are his quartet’s versatile bassist Zack Lober and guitarist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2018

Review of Tommy Andrews Quintet: The Crux

Tommy Andrews Quintet: The Crux

Dave Hamblett | Dave Manington | Nick Costley-White | Rick Simpson | Tommy Andrews

Jellymould

Rating: ★★★

The son of not one but two trumpeters, woodwind player Tommy Andrews graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2014

Review of Marko Churnchetz: Devotion

Marko Churnchetz: Devotion

Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine

Greenleaf Music

Rating: ★★★★

The 28-year-old Slovenian pianist Marko Churnchetz spends much of his time journeying between his home country and New York. The...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Review of Kevin Eubanks Stanley Jordan: Duets

Kevin Eubanks Stanley Jordan: Duets

Kit Downes | Lewis Wright

Signum Classics

Rating: ★★★★

An artful alliance of two of jazz's more accessible guitarists, Duets bears curious comparison to the recently released Brit-based alliance...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2018

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