London Improvisers Orchestra: 20 Years On
In the tradition of such former free music ensembles as John Stevens’s The Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: March/2019
Gil Evans Orchestra: Hidden Treasures: Monday Nights Vol. 1
Gil Evans’s son, Miles, now in his fifties, has periodically kept alive the legacy of his father, and specifically of...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2019
Archie Shepp: For Losers/Kwanza
Although he went on to make some important records for a wide variety of labels, none more so than BYG,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2012
Loose Tubes: Säd Afrika
“When I hear the first bars of ‘Säd Afrika’ I could be back at Ronnie's, feeling the crackle of excitement...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2012
Fuse One: Fuse One/Silk
Check out that personnel list and genuflect most deeply. Those who write books with a strapline When Genres Collide (see...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2017
Paul Dunmall Quintet with Ed Puddick & The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Big Band: Soultime Again
UK sax titan Paul Dunmall has been notably prolific of late, releasing a slew of albums recorded by different configurations....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2024
Stanley Clarke: The Complete Epic Albums Collection
Complete, but no more than that: where many box sets throw in extra tracks and sleeve notes, all you get...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2013
Tubby Hayes: The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59
Although during his teens Edward Brian (Tubby) Hayes had briefly made his presence heard on recordings by Kenny Baker (1951),...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2013
Asha Parkinson's Kalpadruma: Onwards
And the talent keeps coming. Asha Parkinson's credentials are impressive: a stalwart of NYJO, a first-class degree from Guildhall, teachers...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2023
University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Ruby Suite
The University of Toronto orchestra pays tribute here to one of Canada's most distinctive jazz exports, trumpeter-composer Kenny Wheeler, with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2017
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