Review of John Stubblefield: Bushman Song

John Stubblefield: Bushman Song

Charnett Moffett | Geri Allenn | John Stubblefield | Mino Cinelu | Victor Lewis

Enja/Pure Pleasure

Rating: ★★★★

Sad as it may be to think that not just the leader of this session, John Stubblefield – an underrated...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

Review of Stéphane Belmondo: The Same As It Never Was Before

Stéphane Belmondo: The Same As It Never Was Before

Billy Hart | Kirk Lightsey | Stéphane Belmondo | Sylvain Romano

Verve

Rating: ★★★

The French trumpeter Stéphane Belmondo released his first album in 1993, and has long been something of a first...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2013

Review of Ralph Towner/WolfgangMuthspiel/Slava Grigoryan: Travel Guide

Ralph Towner/WolfgangMuthspiel/Slava Grigoryan: Travel Guide

Ralph Towner | Slava Grigoryan | Wolfgang Muthspiel

ECM

Rating: ★★

This trio of guitarists from Austria, Kazakhstan and America made their first appearance on disc on From a Dream (2009)...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

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

Review of Laurence Hobgood Trio: Honor Thy Fathers

Laurence Hobgood Trio: Honor Thy Fathers

John Patitucci | Kendrick Scott | Laurence Hobgood

Circumstantial

Rating: ★★★

Heard here lately collaborating with singer Barb Jungr, and for a long time before in the shadow of Kurt Elling,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2016

Review of Indra Rios-Moore: Heartland

Indra Rios-Moore: Heartland

Benjamin Traerup | Indra Rios-Moore | Thomas Sejthen | Uffe Steen

Impulse!

Rating: ★★★★

Featuring the talismanic presence of producer Larry Klein, this third album from the US-born, Denmark-based vocalist Indra Rios-Moore serves up...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2015

Review of Fred Hersch Trio: Floating

Fred Hersch Trio: Floating

Eric McPherson | Fred Hersch | John Hébert

Palmetto Records

Rating: ★★★★

The great American piano trio in jazz has a long and distinguished history. With so many great names from the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2014

Review of Robin Jones' Latin Underground: Seven Stops To Heaven

Robin Jones' Latin Underground: Seven Stops To Heaven

Chris Kibble | Gavin Broom | Johnny Gee | Marc Cecil | Nick Walker | Robin Jones

SLAM

Rating: ★★★

Kicking off, suitably ambitiously, with a fine, Latino-fied version of ‘A Night In Tunisia’, this third disc from the underrated...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2014

Review of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra/Kim Myhr/Jenny Hval: In The End His Voice Will Be The Sound Of Paper

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra/Kim Myhr/Jenny Hval: In The End His Voice Will Be The Sound Of Paper

Christian Wallumrød | Eivind Lønning | Espen Reinertsen | Jenny Hval | Jim Denley | Kari Rønnekleiv | Kim Myhr | Klaus Holm | Martin Taxt | Michael Duch

Hubro

Rating: ★★★★

Apparently the title of this remarkable, semi-improvised, acoustic disc emerged from a conversation about Bob Dylan’s ageing voice. By contrast,...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2016

Review of Manu Dibango: Past Present Future

Manu Dibango: Past Present Future

Manu Dibango

Border Blaster

Rating: ★★★★

A forward-in-all-directions effort from the masterly Manu Dibango, who at 78 is still committed to trying out new ideas, still...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2012

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