Review of Sod

Sod

‘Dirty’ Don Phillips | Jay Jay York | Jo Jo Molina | Larry ‘Highme’ Devers | Larry Cal ‘California’ Arnold | Michael Green | Rick Kellis

Decca

Sod were a band of longhairs from LA who, in the early 1970s, released two, now largely forgotten, albums. The...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2017

Review of Pure Desmond: Pure Desmond Play James Bond Songs

Pure Desmond: Pure Desmond Play James Bond Songs

Christian Flohr | Johann Weiss | Lorenz Hargassner | Sebastian Deufel

Major Music

Rating: ★★★

Like all of you, I like to think I take my jazz seriously. But you know what? Sometimes I just...

Reviewed by Nina Fortune in issue: April/2023

Review of Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp: Efflorescence Vol.1

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp: Efflorescence Vol.1

Ivo Perelman | Matthew Shipp

Leo

Rating: ★★★

Few artists have shown the courage of their convictions as tenor saxophonist Perelman has in the past two decades. Commitment...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2020

Review of Fat John Sextet: Honesty: The Unreleased 1963 Studio Session

Fat John Sextet: Honesty: The Unreleased 1963 Studio Session

Andy Azaria | Bix Duff | Chris Pyne | Danny Thompson | Dave Castle | Fat John Cox | John Mumford | John Pritchard | Pete Lemer | Ray Warleigh

Turtle TURMD

Rating: ★★★

Who? Well, Jazzwise readers of a certain age may remember drummer Fat John Cox as a stalwart of the early...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: May/2019

Review of Femi Temowo: Orin Meta

Femi Temowo: Orin Meta

Temowo

Femitone Records

Rating: ★★★★

Cultural archetypes dictate that African is almost exclusively hitched to rhythm. While the conjunction makes much sense given the importance...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2011

Review of Brandon Lopez/Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey: No Es La Playa

Brandon Lopez/Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey: No Es La Playa

Brandon Lopez | Ingrid Laubrock | Tom Rainey

Intakt CD

Rating: ★★★★

This trio collaboration – of long-time partners Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey on saxes and drums, joined by young Puerto...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2022

Review of Robert Wyatt: The End of an Ear

Robert Wyatt: The End of an Ear

Cyrille Ayers | David Sinclair | Elton Dean | Marc Charig | Mark Ellidge | Neville Whitehead | Robert Wyatt

Esoteric Recordings

Rating: ★★★

1974’s Rock Bottom might mark the start of Robert Wyatt's solo career, but his first solo album came out four...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: August/2012

Review of Mark Weinstein: Latin Jazz Underground

Mark Weinstein: Latin Jazz Underground

Aruán Ortiz | Gerald Cleaver | Mark Weinstein | Rashaan Carter | Roman Diaz

Zoho

Rating: ★★★★

Mark Weinstein, who secured a PhD in Philosophy at City University of New York in 1973, has an astonishing background...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2014

Review of Johnny Griffin: The Little Giant/Change Of Pace

Johnny Griffin: The Little Giant/Change Of Pace

Albert Heath | Ben Riley | Bill Lee | Blue Mitchell | Johnny Griffin | Julian Priester | Julius Watkins | Larry Gales | Sam Jones | Wynton Kelly

Fresh Sounds

Rating: ★★★

From the mid-1950s through to the mid-60s, it appeared that Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside labels all had easy access...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2013

Review of Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath/Ethan Iverson/Ben Street: Philadelphia Beat

Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath/Ethan Iverson/Ben Street: Philadelphia Beat

Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Ben Street | Ethan Iverson

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★★

For creative use of canonical repertoire, and as a showcase for the younger brother of Jimmy and Percy, the Philly...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2015

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