Ralph Alessi: Baida
Drew Gress | Jason Moran | Nasheet Waits | Ralph Alessi
On the back of a particularly fertile spell of activity including a recent duo recording with Fred Hersch, the San...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2013
Various Artists: Actions For Free Jazz
The phrase ‘Actions For Free Jazz' – pinched from Don Cherry and Krystzof Penderecki's ‘Actions for Free Jazz Orchestra' –...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021
James White & The Blacks: Off White
Though he's forever associated with New York's post-punk No Wave scene, James Chance really just wanted to be a jazzer....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2016
Ray Charles: Live in Stockholm 1972
From the opening notes of his big band roaring into ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Band’ it’s clear that this is set to...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2022
Album Interview: Zhenya Strigalev: Blues for Maggie
Eric Harland | Federico Dannemann | Linley Marthe | Zhenya Strigalev
If you're looking to the current London jazz scene for the type of quirkily colourful characters that graced yesteryear, you...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018
Extra Large Unit: More Fun, Please
Just when you thought Paal Nilssen-Love's Large Unit couldn't get any larger, here it's swollen from its usual formation to...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2018
Mickey Baker: But Wild/Bossa Nova: Collective personnel
Kentucky-born guitarist ‘Mickey’ Baker (1925-2012) saw himself originally as a jazz musician, touring with the likes of Lester Young and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2021
Jared Schonig Quintet & Big Band: Two Takes
Schonig is a New York drummer who plays Broadway shows when he’s not supporting top jazz players. He’s been given...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky
It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra: Gillespiana
This recording marks the moment that Lalo Schifrin took over from Junior Mance as Gillespie’s pianist in the quintet, bringing...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
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