Review of Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Entity

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Entity

Andy Laster | Briggan Krauss | Ches Smith | Curtis Hasselbring | Dave Ballou | Ellery Eskelin | Herb Robertson | Joe Fiedler | Natsuki Tamura | Nels Cline

Libra Records

Rating: ★★★

Sixtieth birthdays in Japan are special and are celebrated as kanreki, when one cycle of life is at an end...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2020

Review of Tom Harrell: Trip

Tom Harrell: Trip

Bill Evans | Bob Franceschini | Dave Weckl | Dennis Chambers | Jim Beard | Lenny White | Mike Stern | Randy Brecker | Tom Kennedy | Victor Wooten

Heads Up

Rating: ★★★★

This album, in tandem with a live concert recently witnessed, suggest that while Harrell's creative spirit remains undiminished, his allegiance...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

Review of Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: Complete Oblivion

Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: Complete Oblivion

Alex Ligertwood | Barry Dean | Brian Auger | Clive Chaman | Dave Dowle | Godfrey MacLean | Jack Mills | Jim Mullen | Lennox Laington | Mirza al Sharif

Soul Bank

Rating: ★★★★

Even in his 80s, Auger still has the energy to light up a chunk of LA which has been his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2023

Review of John Stein: Lifeline

John Stein: Lifeline

Alexandre Zamith | Daniel Grajew | Dave Hurst | Dave Zinno | David ‘Fathead’ Newman | Ed Lucie | Evan Harlan | Fernando Brandão | Frank Herzberg | Greg Conroy

Editor's Choice

Whaling City Sound

Rating: ★★★★

We reviewed Kansas City guitarist Stein's Whaling City Serendipity CD favourably in our October 2021 issue, while admitting that his...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2022

Review of Zoot Sims: Leader & Sideman: Four Classic Albums

Zoot Sims: Leader & Sideman: Four Classic Albums

Al Cohn | Bob Brookmeyer | Charlie Persip | Danny Richmond | Dave McKenna | Eddie Jones | Freddie Green | Hank Jones | Harry Edison | Jon Eardley

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

A treasure trove for connoisseurs of mainstream-modern groove, this CD-double uncovers four albums – Stretchin' Out, Starring Zoot Sims, Down...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: September/2012

Review of Mike Stern: Upside Downside

Mike Stern: Upside Downside

Bob Berg | Dave Weckl | Don Alias | Don Grolnick | Jaco Pastorious | Jeff Andrew | Jim Beard | Mark Egan | Michael Brecker | Mike Stern

Warners/Atlantic

Rating: ★★★

Here's Stern roaring out of the traps, hot from Miles and given a full-on rock hero studio sound. If this...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2015

Review of Burton Bradstock: All Upon a Lovely Summer's Day

Burton Bradstock: All Upon a Lovely Summer's Day

Burton Bradstock | Dave Ohm | Dorian Ford | Iain Ballamy | Joanne Davies | Julian Ferraretto | Nozomi Cohen | Pete Berryman | Riaan Vosloo | Robin Martin

F-IRE Presents

Rating: ★★★

Burton Bradstock is not only the name of a village down on Dorset's Jurassic coast, it's also the alter ego...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013

Review of Avery Sharpe Double Quartet: I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper

Avery Sharpe Double Quartet: I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper

Anton Kot | Avery Sharpe | Dave Haughey | Gregory Diehl | Kaila Graef | Mat DeChamplain | Sarah Briggs | Tony Vacca | Wanda Rivera | Yoron Israel

JKNM Records

Rating: ★★★

In common with many listeners, I discovered Avery Sharpe’s work during his two-decades-plus as bassist with McCoy Tyner, hearing him...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2024

Review of Mike Walker: Ropes

Mike Walker: Ropes

Adam Nussbaum | Ali Howes | Becca Thompson | Benedict Holland | Cheryl Law | Clark Rundell | Diane Manson | Gemma Babs | Gwilym Simcock | Helen Tonge

Madhouse

Rating: ★★★

Manchester's Mike Walker, one of the most exciting and imaginative jazz-to-fusion guitarists in Europe, has been thrilling audiences and captivating...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019

Review of Collective X: Love & Protest

Collective X: Love & Protest

Alya Al-Sultani | Clemens Christian Potzssch | Cleveland Watkiss | Dave Ital | Joshua Idehen | Mark Sanders | Neil Charles | Orphy Robinson | Pat Thomas | Robert Menzel

Two Rivers

Rating: ★★★

Vocalist Alya Al-Sultani may currently have a relatively low profile on the UK jazz scene, but this new project Collective...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

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