Review of Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp: Embrace Of The Souls

Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp: Embrace Of The Souls

Ivo Perelman

SMP

Rating: ★★★★

Brazilian tenorist Perelman and US pianist Shipp have created a personal, wholly distinctive musical vocabulary over numerous recordings for the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2021

Review of Robert Glasper: Black Radio (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Robert Glasper: Black Radio (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Ledisi | Bilal | Casey Benjamin | Chris Dave | Derrick Hodge | Erykah Badu | Jahi Sundance | KING | Lalah Hathaway | Lupe Fiasco

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

By the time he made Black Radio in 2012, Robert Glasper was one of the biggest new names in jazz,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Review of Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet: Blue Beginnings

Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet: Blue Beginnings

Colin Purbrook | Dave Green | Don Rendell | Ian Carr | Trevor Tomkins

Jazz In Britain

Rating: ★★★

The repertoire of Jazz In Britain’s Blue Beginnings collection mostly mirrors that of the celebrated Rendell/Carr quintet’s 1965 debut Shades...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2021

Review of Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde: Places And Other Spaces

Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde: Places And Other Spaces

Andrew McCormack | Jason Yarde

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

Having put a considerable amount of gigs under its belt, the McCormack-Yarde collaboration understandably has more of a lived-in, road-tested...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2011

Review of Uriel Herman: Different Eyes

Uriel Herman: Different Eyes

Avri Borochov | Haim Peskoff | Itamar Borochov | Maayan Doari | Uriel Herman | Uriel Weinberger

Editor's Choice

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★★

Uriel Herman, the young pianist and composer from Jerusalem, studied classical piano and composition with exalted Israeli conservatoire teachers during...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2023

Review of Sonny Rollins: Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums

Sonny Rollins: Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums

Barney Kessel | Hampton Hawes | Leroy Vinnegar | Ray Brown | Shelly Manne | Sonny Rollins | Vic Feldman

Contemporary/Craft Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

It’s comparatively easy to assemble a compilation of Rollins’ work for the LA-based Contemporary label, consisting of two albums and...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2023

Review of Joonas Haavisto/Kestutis Vaiginis: Moon Bridge

Joonas Haavisto/Kestutis Vaiginis: Moon Bridge

Joonas Haavisto | Kestutis Vaiginis

Editor's Choice

Eight Islands Records

Rating: ★★★★

One of Finland's most exciting jazz talents, Joonas Haavisto is perhaps best-known as a collaborator with the likes of singer-composer...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2024

Review of Julia Werup: Dear Frances

Julia Werup: Dear Frances

Andreas Kleerup | Johnny Åman | Julia Werup | Matthias Petri | Niclas Campagnol | Svend Erik Lundeqvist | Thomas Blachman

Editor's Choice

Stunt

Rating: ★★★★

An under-appreciated downside of the Covid pandemic and its associated lockdowns was the fact that a lot of albums got...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2024

Review of Gouldian Finch: Schizo

Gouldian Finch: Schizo

André Roligheten | Andreas Ulvo | Axel Skalstad | Eivind Lønning | Håkon Aase | Kai Von Der Lippe | Karl Bjorå | Karl Hjalmar Nyberg | Martin Horntveth | Ole Morten Vågan

Editor's Choice

All Ape

Rating: ★★★★

Reminiscent of Jaga Jazzist’s frenetic drum-n-bass fuelled 2002 cult classic, A Livingroom Hush, Schizo marks the return of that supergroup’s...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: March/2025

Review of Nicole McCabe: Mosaic

Nicole McCabe: Mosaic

Aaron Janik | Jeff Parker | Jon Hatamiya | Julius Rodriguez | Logan Kane | Nicole McCabe | Tim Angulo

Editor's Choice

Ghost Note Records

Rating: ★★★★

Another month, another fast-rising US West Coast name emerges and starts making waves, here in the form of Los Angeles...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: August/2024

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