Review of Randy Weston: Uhuru Arfika + HighLife

Randy Weston: Uhuru Arfika + HighLife

Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Clark Terry | Freddie Hubbard | Randy Weston | Willie Jones | Yusef Lateef

Selected By Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

Although all of this material has been previously issued this is a useful overview of some of the highlights of...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2016

Review of Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane: Live In Zurich

Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane: Live In Zurich

Aruan Ortiz | Brad Jones | Chad Taylor

Intakt Records

Rating: ★★★★

The 59-minute Zurich concert last appeared on both Storyville and TCB (see Jazzwise 168), while the 19-minute bonus broadcast...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2018

Review of The Esmond Selwyn Hammond Organ Trio: The Middle Half

The Esmond Selwyn Hammond Organ Trio: The Middle Half

Esmond Selwyn | John-Paul Gard | Robin Jones

SLAM

Rating: ★★★

This is a charming album from one of the UK's leading guitar players and instructors. Esmond Selwyn trained with Chuck...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2012

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 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 Aarhus Jazz Orchestra: Lars MØteller’s Rewrite of Spring

Aarhus Jazz Orchestra: Lars MØteller’s Rewrite of Spring

Dave Liebman | Lars Møller | Marilyn Mazur

Dacapo

Rating: ★★★★

Big bands are very much a part of the European jazz scene in a way that they are not in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2016

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 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

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